Tesla shareholders recently voted to approve a record-breaking deal that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. This is both a warning sign and an opportunity for politicians. It’s time Keir Starmer’s government woke up to both. For his popularity, and for the good of the country.

As Musk danced with robots to celebrate his windfall, chancellor Rachel Reeves’s chaotic pre-budget speech included nothing about new taxes on the wealth of the super-rich.

Meanwhile, since Donald Trump was welcomed to Windsor Castle for tea with the prime minister, the government has been secretly considering a new tax break for tech billionaires. As Reform continues to poll above Labour, this kowtowing to the super rich is disastrous, and here’s why.

Every billionaire is a policy failure. Our

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