A minister has hit back at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire continued to post a string of critical tweets about Sir Keir Starmer and the UK government over the grooming gangs scandal. Health minister Andrew Gwynne said the tycoon should focus on US politics as Mr Musk used his social media platform, X, to criticise how child sexual exploitation was being dealt with in Britain - and the refusal to launch a Home Office inquiry into sex trafficking rings in Oldham.
Asked about the Tesla owner’s comments, Mr Gwynne told LBC: "Elon Musk is an American citizen and perhaps ought to focus on issues on the other side of the Atlantic. "But look, the grooming issue is a very serious issue. We've already had inquiries into Telford, into Rotherham, we've had a local inquiry commissioned by Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, into the situation here in Greater Manchester, which includes Oldham.
"We've had the national child sexual exploitation inquiry in 2022 which the Government is seriously considering, there is a long list of recommendations that was made. "There comes a point where we don't need more inquiries, and had Elon Musk really paid attention to what's been going on in this country, he might have recognised that there have already been inquiries.
"What we need is justice for the victims, and we need to make sure that the criminal justice system follows up and make sure that these atrocious things are never able to happen again.". Mr Musk on Thursday called for a UK general election and the release of far-right anti Islam campaign Tommy Robinson from prison.
