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Elon Musk slams UK PM Keir Starmer over ‘Pakistani grooming gangs’ – Unpacking the controversy
Elon Musk has ignited a firestorm on social media, calling out UK PM Keir Starmer for his alleged inaction against grooming gangs during his tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions. The debate raises critical questions about accountability,
Why is Elon Musk attacking Keir Starmer over grooming gang scandal and will there be an inquiry?
Billionaire and owner of X Elon Musk has attacked Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour government over its response to grooming gangs in the UK. Pressure has mounted on the prime minister after safeguarding minister Jess Phillips denied requests for the Home Office to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation and grooming in Oldham.
Elon Musk links Keir Starmer to Pakistani 'rape gangs', UK hits back
Elon Musk has been severely critical of the UK government's handling of young girls' sexual exploitation across several towns and cities in England more than a decade ago, in many cases involving gangs of Pakistani-origin men.
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Ministers hit back at Elon Musk as tech billionaire steps up attack on Keir Starmer over grooming gangs
Health minister Andrew Gwynne said the Tesla tycoon should focus on US politics as row over inquiry intensifies
Musk's grooming gangs attack on Phillips 'disgraceful smear'
Elon Musk's attack on Jess Phillips' handling of grooming gangs is a "disgraceful smear," Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said. Tech multi-billionaire Musk posted messages on his social media site X saying the safeguarding minister should be jailed and calling her a "rape genocide apologist" as well as criticising Sir Keir Starmer for failing to prosecute gangs.
Farage defends Elon Musk over grooming gang attacks on Starmer
Nigel Farage has launched a defense of Elon Musk’s incendiary social media attacks on Keir Starmer, claiming that “free speech is back” under the Tesla tycoon’s ownership of X. The Reform UK leader said that “tough things get said” in public life after Mr Musk described safeguarding minister Jess Phillips as a “rape genocide apologist” who should be in jail.
Starmer’s Travels Outstrip Past UK Leaders, Posing Ratings Risk
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer traveled abroad on official business more in his first six months in power than any of his ...
'Looks likes he's fleeing!' Keir Starmer takes record foreign trips as anger mounts in UK
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned that his extensive trips abroad looks like he is "fleeing" as support for Labour in the ...
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UK Opposition wants PM Keir Starmer to scrap plans for Islamophobia definition
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick said that a "false label" of Islamophobia had hampered investigations into the child ...
Far-right Italian PM and Musk fan Giorgia Meloni says she is ‘in tune’ with Keir Starmer
Italy’s far-right prime minister has spoken out about her similarities with Sir Keir Starmer, saying the pair are “in tune” ...
Keir Starmer dealt massive poll blow as voters predict exactly when he'll be ousted
Sir Keir Starmer has been dealt a massive blow after voters used a poll to say then they think he might be ousted as pressure ...
Keir Starmer leads UK tributes to former US president Jimmy Carter
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has led a host of tributes from UK politicians to former US president Jimmy Carter, who has ...
Keir Starmer says UK faces a 'year of rebuilding' in first New Year's message
In his first New Year’s message since entering Downing Street, Starmer said the UK will "become a nation that gets things ...
Elon Musk's tirade against 'rape gangs' in UK draw minister's rebuke: ‘Pay attention, focus on America’
Hitting back at Elon Musk, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Tesla chief 'got a big role to play with his social ...