Musk tried to ‘undermine’ general election and ‘depose’ Starmer, MPs told
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Billionaire Elon Musk has used social media to “undermine” the general election and tried to “depose” Sir Keir Starmer, MPs have heard. Labour MP Johanna Baxter also accused the owner of X, formerly Twitter, of putting the safety of Home Office minister Jess Phillips “at risk” as she called on the Government to prevent “foreign interference” in British politics.
Mr Musk spent much of last week using X to attack the Prime Minister over his opposition to another national inquiry into grooming gangs. He accused him of being “complicit in the rape of Britain” over his record as a former director of public prosecutions, and called Ms Phillips a “rape genocide apologist”.
The South African-born billionaire has also asked his 212 million followers whether America should “liberate” the UK from its “tyrannical government”. Ms Baxter told MPs during Home Office questions: “Recently, the owner of social media site X has used his sizable platform to undermine the democratic result of last July’s general election, has stirred up hatred towards the member for Birmingham Yardley (Ms Phillips) putting her safety at risk, and has sought mechanisms to depose the Prime Minister.
“Can (Home Office minister Dan Jarvis) say what actions the defending democracy task force is taking to prevent that kind of foreign interference in British politics?”. Mr Jarvis replied: “The Government considers this work to be urgent, we have seen some utterly unacceptable activity, both during and beyond the general election.
