内容摘要："Elon and I had a great relationship," Trump said on Thursday – a comment notable for its use of the past tense.

"Elon and I had a great relationship," Trump said on Thursday – a comment notable for its use of the past tense.

Musk alleges, without providing evidence, that Trump appears in the "Epstein files", referring to court documents and evidence collected by investigators into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Posting on Truth Social, Trump says he doesn't mind "Elon turning against me" and continues to defend his bill.

Responding to Trump's suggestion that he could terminate government contracts with Musk's companies, Musk says he will "immediately" decommission the Dragon spacecraft - a craft that is capable of travelling to the International Space Station.Musk appears to endorse impeaching Trump while quoting a conspiracy theorist who shared his Epstein files claim about the president.Musk attacks another of Trump's signature policies - his trade tariffs - by posting on X to say these "will cause a recession in the second half of this year".

Musk appears to soften, replying on X "you're not wrong" to another billionaire Trump backer, Bill Ackman, who had called for the pair to "make peace for the benefit of our great country".Trump describes Musk as "the man who has lost his mind" in an interview with ABC News and says he is "not particularly" interested in speaking to him.

The White House tells the BBC Trump does not intend to talk to the tech billionaire today, after reports they would speak on the phone later.

It is also reported by CBS, the BBC's US partner, that Trump is considering selling his Tesla car - which he had purchased when he was trying to help Musk promote his company.Badenoch said the Chancellor was "rushing her plans because she just realised when winter is".

If the government waits until the Budget to announce the changes, it would be just before payments are typically made.Eligible pensioners receive payments automatically in November or December. Under the short-lived current system, people are required to claim pension credit - which is a top-up to the state pension for those on low incomes.

Households with a person under 80 receive £200 a year, while homes with a person over 80 receive £300.In response to growing questions over the changes, Downing Street said it would provide "clarity" on how it would expand payments "as soon as we can".