The previous Conservative government held an inquiry into historic child sex abuse cases, though many of the recommendations it made in 2022 have yet to be implemented.
Musk’s fascination with the U.K. was reportedly set to extend to making a substantial donation to Reform U.K., the growing right-wing party. But that now looks in doubt after Musk on Sunday said leader Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes.”
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The prime minister defended his record as chief prosecutor, saying he had reopened closed cases and “changed the whole prosecution approach” to child sexual exploitation.
In his attacks on the U.K. government, Musk has called for the jailing of Jess Phillips, a junior government minister responsible for combating violence against women and girls. He called her a “rape genocide apologist.”
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Most recently, the South African-born U.S. businessman has focused on child sexual abuse and the U.K. government’s handling of investigations into organized gangs that allegedly oversaw the systematic rape of young women.
The billionaire’s remarks on Britain underline his increased interest in politics across the world after helping bankroll Trump’s imminent return to the White House. Musk has also weighed in on German politics recently by endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
He also slammed the language used by Musk about Phillips. “When the poison of the far-right leads to serious threats to Jess Phillips and others, then in my book, a line has been crossed,” Starmer said.
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Musk also has criticized Starmer for failing to bring perpetrators to justice when he was England’s director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013.
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