Elon Musk‘s tirade in opposition to the British authorities has been met with a sturdy response from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Throughout a press convention previously half hour, Starmer stated the X chief and others’ latest obsession with final decade’s little one grooming gangs saga is nothing however “whipping up of intimidation and threats of violence, hoping the media will amplify it.”
Musk has been spreading conspiracies throughout the weekend on his social media platform together with labeling one among Starmer’s ministers, Jess Phillips, a “rape genocide apologist.” In a sequence of posts on X, he then referred to as for Starmer to face jail time over how little one grooming gangs have been handled when Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions final decade and posted a yes-no ballot with the assertion: “America ought to liberate the folks of Britain from their tyrannical authorities.”
“I’m ready to name this out for what it’s,” stated Starmer, who has been underneath some stress to reply. ”These which are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as large as doable — they’re not all for victims, they’re all for themselves.”
Whereas not mentioning Musk by identify, he added: “Jess [Phillips] doesn’t want me or anybody else to talk on her behalf however when the poison of the far-right results in critical threats to Jess Phillips and others then in my guide a line has been crossed.”
Whereas he “enjoys the reduce and thrust of politics,” Starmer stated this “has obtained to be based mostly on details and truths, not lies and on those that are so determined for consideration that they’re ready to debase themselves and their nation.”
His intervention comes with Donald Trump, who Musk has change into extremely shut with over the previous few months, set to maneuver again into the White Home in only a fortnight’s time. Musk will lead a brand new Division of Authorities Effectivity.
Musk’s wade into an previous British row over grooming gangs has additionally set him on a collision course with Nigel Farage, one other Trump ally and the chief of Reform UK.
Whereas Musk and Farage have been initially shut, and Musk was anticipated to donate hundreds of thousands to Farage’s get together, the pair have now had one thing of a fallout over Musk’s assist for far-right UK activist Tommy Robinson, who’s presently in jail over contempt of court docket.
Musk referred to as for a brand new Reform UK chief as a result of “Farage doesn’t have what it takes.” Farage responded: “Nicely, it is a shock! Elon is a exceptional particular person however on this I’m afraid I disagree.”
