Rupert Lowe vows to defund the BBC because Have I Got News For You mocked him and Musk, if you were wondering how far he can spit his dummy

9.

“Common folk” and it’s:

Rupert Lowe (“true Tory”, City banker, MP, landed gentry, net worth: £30 million)

Elon Musk (richest man on the planet, family owned an emerald mine, net worth: £835 billion)

About as common as caviar. https://t.co/Tf6P7bpmBb

— Manic Kieth Preachers KC (@wrb91) May 31, 2026

10.

Imagine the reaction if Keir Starmer pledged to do this right after Have I Got News For You mocked him

These free speech warriors are so devoid of consistency it's pathetic pic.twitter.com/8iQUGBPTAj

— ⸆⸉ (@redelitist) May 31, 2026

11.

Spare a thought for all those people on here spending today hate-watching Have I Got News For You or filming their local M&S to try and find something else to get annoyed above.
Still it keeps them busy.

— Stephen Mawhinney (@sjmawhinney) May 30, 2026

12.

A Restore government is a figment of your imagination, but I appreciate your efforts in frustrating Reform’s electoral efforts by splitting the far right vote.

— TontKowalski (@Tontkowalski) June 1, 2026

13.

This feels profoundly anti-British to me https://t.co/Dr1mjmiUMg

— Alonso Gurmendi (@Alonso_GD) May 31, 2026

14.

Another Reform policy

I've said it before I'll say it again – there is no substantive difference between Reform and Restore.

Restore offer nothing new which is why they will fail https://t.co/TJJlveR5oO

— TimeForReform (@TimeForReform29) May 31, 2026

15.

Nanny……little Rupert's having a tantrum again https://t.co/xQBSBmSxyv pic.twitter.com/nL2ZvolaHA

— the LAW MAN (@theLAWMAN18) May 31, 2026

16.

Pick me please Elon. I supported Rhodesia https://t.co/ip7UO8WpxH

— Haldane army faction (@mypalfootfoot7) May 31, 2026

A reminder –

BBC has been key in developing and sharing British culture & talent for decades

Blue Planet II cost £15m to make, generated £1bn+, BBC created The Office, Doctor Who, Blackadder

BBC helped discover & push Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant, Rowan Atkinson, Idris Elba, Louis… https://t.co/xOYB2UTobi

— JimmyTheGiant (@jimthegiant) May 31, 2026

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