Elon Musk criticized the British authorities on the basis of “errors of judgment” and erroneous information, a minister in Keir Starmer’s government said on Friday, the day after attacks by the American billionaire on the management of a business case. sexual exploitation in England.
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Since Labor came to power in July in the United Kingdom, Elon Musk has multiplied negative comments on the situation in the country and criticism of Keir Starmer’s government.
He also said he was in favor of a dissolution of Parliament by King Charles III so that there could be new legislative elections.
On Thursday, he attacked the authorities’ handling of a vast case of sexual exploitation over several decades of more than 1,500 young girls in the north of England which emerged more than a decade ago .
Most of those responsible were men from Pakistan and the authorities were accused of failing to take stock of the matter, fueling far-right talk of “two-tier” policing.
“In the UK, serious crimes like rape require approval from the Prosecution Service (CPS) before the police can charge suspects. Who was in charge of the CPS when gangs of rapists were able to exploit young girls without having to face justice? Keir Starmer,” Elon Musk wrote Thursday on X, the social network he owns.
“I think some of the criticisms made by Elon Musk are errors of judgment and (are) certainly misinformed,” Health Minister Wes Streeting responded on ITV News television.
“But we are ready to work with Elon Musk, who I think has a big role to play with his social network in helping us and other countries tackle this serious problem,” he said. -he added.
“If he wants to work with us and roll up his sleeves, we will be happy to welcome him,” continued Wes Streeting.
In 24 hours on Thursday, Elon Musk published or rebroadcast more than 40 messages on X about this sexual exploitation case.
He also called for the release of far-right activist Tommy Robinson, sentenced at the end of October to 18 months in prison for having violated a court decision which prohibited him from repeating defamatory remarks against a Syrian refugee.
On this point, the leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party Nigel Farage, who repeated that he was in discussions with Elon Musk for the financing of his movement, distanced himself from the billionaire.
Elon Musk “considers Robinson to be one of those people who fought against rapist gangs. But, in fact, the truth is that Tommy Robinson is in prison not for that but for contempt of court.
Robinson himself supported the narrative that he was a “political prisoner (…) but that’s not it”, said this emblematic figure of Brexit.
Faced with Elon Musk’s comments and criticism, Keir Starmer’s government has so far reacted little or not at all, avoiding entering into a verbal war with this richest man in the world and important member of the future Trump administration.
