Starmer: Musk spreading lies and misinformation on UK
Elon Musk, one of the world's wealthiest individuals, the owner of Tesla and the social media platform X, as well as a significant contractor for the US government, is poised to take on a role within the new US administration, as the “efficiency tsar”.
Over the past few days, Musk has targeted the British government over its handling of historical sexual abuse scandals involving grooming gangs in northern England, many with ties to Pakistan.
In a shocking X post, Musk called for the arrest of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing him of being "complicit in the rape of Britain" during his time at the Crown Prosecution Service.
He also criticized Minister Jess Phillips, labeling her a rape-genocide apologist for not pursuing a new inquiry into an abuse scandal involving mainly Pakistani Sunni men.
Starmer hit back at Musk, saying that the billionaire was spreading lies and misinformation and that he wasn't interested in the victims of a scandal, which has already prompted a National Inquiry which found fault with multiple government departments and agencies.
Analysts suggest Musk's sudden focus on British affairs may be an attempt to deflect criticism regarding his pro-immigration stance, particularly in relation to importing Indian workers into the US tech industry.
Elon Musk has supported the H-1B visa program for increased Indian labor to go to the United States from places in India that are supportive of Hindutva ideology and indeed, Zionism.
And so this is seen as a betrayal of what the America First movement wanted, and those attacks on Elon Musk have caused him great distress, and now he's trying to distract from that.
Ammar Kazmi, Legal Commentator
Musk has also promoted jailed far-right figure Tommy Robinson on x, and criticized Reform Party leader Nigel Farage for not supporting Robinson, marking an unprecedented interference in UK politics.
British politicians like Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage have been vociferous in their support for the Zionist regime in recent years.
But even so, Britain is much less extreme than the incoming US government is planning to be on the question of Palestine.
And so it seems that their attacks against British politicians are not just a distraction from issues at home, but are also about trying to pressure the UK Government to be supportive of their attempts to annex the West Bank.
Ammar Kazmi, Legal Commentator
Musk's interference in British politics could have lasting implications for the UK, particularly for British Muslims, and those opposing global Zionist influence.
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