UK (Parliament Politics Magazine)- Elon Musk criticized Sir Keir Starmer for not prosecuting grooming gangs during his time as DPP and urged action against the safeguarding minister.
The tech billionaire Elon Musk, on his platform X, called for Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, to face prison for refusing to support a public investigation into child violence in Oldham.
Mr Musk has been in a long dispute with Sir Starmer’s government, which got more intense last summer’s far-right riots when the Tesla owner warned that “civil war is inevitable” in Britain.
He posted on X, stating, “In the UK, serious crimes such as rape require the Crown Prosecution Service’s approval for the police to charge suspects.”
Mr Musk added, “Who was the head of the CPS when rape gangs were allowed to exploit young girls without facing justice? Keir Starmer, 2008 -2013.”
In a continued thread, he said,
“Who is the boss of Jess Phillips right now? Keir Stamer. The real reason she’s refusing to investigate the rape gangs is that it would obviously lead to the blaming of Keir Stamer (head of the CPS at the time).”
In the UK, serious crimes such as rape require the Crown Prosecution Service's approval for the police to charge suspects.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 2, 2025
Who was the head of the CPS when rape gangs were allowed to exploit young girls without facing justice?
Keir Starmer, 2008 -2013
Downing Street has declined to comment.
When Labor’s leader took charge as director of public prosecutions (DPP), several grooming cases were already in progress.
Sir Starmer introduced changes to ensure that child sex violation cases, stressing that ethnicity and “political correctness” must not interfere with the legal actions.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer also criticised the former Tory government for failing to implement a duty to report safeguarding matters.
Mr Musk’s comments followed a report by GB News, which revealed that Labour’s government had officially denied an investigation into the child abuse case in Oldham, an inquiry led by the Home Office.
Jess Phillips, the Safeguarding Minister, allegedly replied to two letters from the Oldham Council after it voted to seek a formal official examination into minor sexual violence in the borough.
For some time, Mr Musk, a prominent supporter of the newly elected US president, has shown strong support for Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK. The party leader, along with its treasurer, also met with Elon Musk last month. Following this meeting, rumours emerged that the billionaire is preparing to donate millions of pounds to financially support the party.
When asked about starting a new plant for his electric cars in Scotland, the Tesla boss stated that “very few companies” would consider investing in the UK if Labour were in power.
While Number 10 rejected his assessment of government strategies and refrained from starting a public dispute with the X owner.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is on his first overseas break as PM with his family in Madeira. His brother, Nick Starmer, passed on Boxing Day.
Last week, an analysis conducted for The Sunday Times based on a survey of more than 11,000 people indicates Starmer’s party could face a sharp decline in areas of the West Country, where newly elected MPs are facing backlash over inheritance tax reforms for farmers.
A think tank, More in Common, has revealed that the Labour Party could lose about 200 of the seats it secured in July if elections were held today, following months of unfavourable polling for Keir Starmer.
Before Christmas, Labour’s leader, along with Chancellor Rachel, and business secretary, have written a joint letter tothe UK’s regulators to propose reforms for the economic growth of Britain. These regulators include Ofgem, Ofwat, FCA and the Environment Agency.