Earlier this week, X owner Elon Musk launched a barrage of tweets against the British government. He accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other Labour politicians of allowing "groomingLuring, or persuading. gangs" to roam Britain.

In 2021, The Times reported on the sexual exploitation of young girls by gangs of criminals across parts of England.

An investigation found that at least 1,400 children had been groomed between 1997 and 2013 in the town of Rotherham and that similar gangs operated in other places. Many of the perpetrators were British Pakistani.

Musk claims that Starmer is responsible for failing to bring the criminals to justice.

Many would agree that the official response to the grooming gangs has not been good enough. A national review released in 2022 contained 20 recommendations to protect children. The Conservative government failed to act on most of them.

Musk called Labour minister Jess Phillips, a long-time activist on violence against women a "genocide apologistSomeone who defends or makes excuses for the killing of large groups of people because of who they are, like their race or religion, instead of saying it's wrong." who should be jailed. Phillips says that Musk's comments have put her life at risk.

Should he stop interfering in British politics?

Yes! Musk is a toxic attention-seeker who seeks to remake the world in his own image. We should ignore him completely.

No! Everyone should be allowed to speak their mind. That Musk has an enormous platform does not change this.

Grooming - Luring, or persuading.

Genocide apologist - Someone who defends or makes excuses for the killing of large groups of people because of who they are, like their race or religion, instead of saying it's wrong.