Gordon Brown said Elon Musk’s attack was ‘a complete fabrication’ and accused him of ‘propagating outright lies’ about the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Gordon Brown has hit back at Elon Musk’s claim he “committed an unforgivable crime against the British people” over the grooming gangs scandal.
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The former prime minister said the Tesla tycoon’s attack was “a complete fabrication” and accused him of “propagating outright lies” about the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. After a war of words between Mr Musk and Sir Keir Starmer, the world’s richest man turned his fire on the Labour grandee. His attacks centred on a claim circulating on social media that Mr Brown’s government sent a circular to British police forces in 2008 telling them victims have “made an informed choice about their sexual behaviour” and to not get involved.
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Responding to a clip allegedly showing ex-police officer Dion Miller making the claim, Mr Musk said: “What””?? Explain yourself, Gordon Brown.”. In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, he added: “Gordon Brown sold those little girls for votes. Gordon Brown committed an unforgivable crime against the British people.”.
In a statement on Monday night, a spokesman for Mr Brown said: “There is no basis for such allegations at all. They are a complete fabrication. “There is no foundation whatsoever for alleging that Mr Brown sent, approved or was in anyway involved with issuing a circular or statement to the police because it did not happen.”.
