It marks the second time in the past month that the mercurial right-wing billionaire has attempted to influence the politics of a country he isn't a citizen of.

Responding to questions about a slew of social media posts from Tesla-owner Elon Musk, Sir Keir Starmer said “a line has been crossed” when Ms Phillips and others receive serious threats as a result of the “poison of the far-right.”

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer took aim at the tech mogul on Monday, saying that "the poison of the far-right leads to serious threats" to his ministers.