has urged Elon Musk to save the NHS.
The ex- star took to X and shared his thoughts on ‘s meeting with President Trump yesterday, he said: “All I’m thinking as I watch this is that I’d love to see @elonmusk unleashed on the in the UK… he’d save billions and make it work properly again.
“Government needs big brain wrecking balls to fix broken stuff – not meek mediocre minnows.”
met with in the Oval Office, where the U.S. president signed an executive order to significantly reduce the federal workforce.
As the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Musk declared his commitment to enforcing “common sense controls” in government operations to guarantee that taxpayer money is utilised effectively.
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Musk was photographed at the White House yesterday (Image: Getty)
The executive order mandates that government agencies must collaborate with DOGE to evaluate the potential elimination or consolidation of agencies that no longer meet legal requirements.
During a recent visit to the Oval Office, , the CEO of Tesla and owner of X, was seen carrying his son, X Æ A-12, on his shoulders.
When reporters asked about allegations of a “hostile takeover” of the government and concerns regarding transparency, Musk responded that the public has expressed a desire for significant government reform through their votes. He emphasized that this aligns with the principles of democracy.
The Tesla CEO and owner of X said “the public voted for major government reform… and they’re going to get what they voted for. And that’s what democracy is all about”.
Piers Morgan praised the X CEO for being a “wrecking ball”. (Image: Getty)
“We have this unelected, fourth unconstitutional branch of government, which is the bureaucracy, which has in a lot of ways, currently more power than any elected representative,” he added.
Musk also described a lack of Treasury controls: “Your tax dollars need to be spent wisely on things that matter to the people. It’s just common sense. It’s not draconian or radical.”
Meanwhile, the NHS is almost 20 per cent below its pre-pandemic level, raising concerns about mounting pressure on UK public services spending.
Healthcare productivity, a measure of the efficiency with which labour and capital are used to deliver NHS services, fell by an annual rate of 2.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, according to data “in development” published by the Office for National Statistics on Monday.
In the autumn Budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £22.6bn increase in the NHS’s day-to-day budget over two years and a £3.1bn increase in its capital budget.