Nigel Farage defends Elon Musk’s attacks on Keir Starmer’s grooming gang ‘failures’ – as he calls for a public inquiry
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NIGEL Farage has defended Elon Musk's attacks on Keir Starmer's grooming gang "failures" as he called for a public inquiry. The world’s richest man accused the PM of failing to prosecute grooming gangs during his spell as chief prosecutor earlier this week.
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In his escalating dispute with Sir Keir, Musk said the PM had failed to properly prosecute rape gangs while director of public prosecutions (DPP), and has repeatedly shared posts from MPs calling for a national inquiry. The billionaire also suggested that Home Office minister Jess Phillips "deserves to be in prison" in a series of posts on X.
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Now, Reform leader Farage has weighed into the debate after Musk's bombshell tweets. Asked about Musk's comments, he told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that "tough things get said... by both sides of the debate". Farage welcomed Musk’s ownership of the platform, formerly Twitter, saying open debate is now possible.
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He added: "This man happens to be the richest man in the world, but equally, the fact that he’s bought Twitter now actually gives us a place where we can have a proper open debate about many things. "Free speech is back, we may find it offensive, but it’s a good thing, not a bad thing.".
Billionaire Musk has in recent weeks voiced his support for Reform UK, amid rumours he is preparing to donate up to $100m to the party. Asked whether he was defending the Tesla tycoon because of the rumoured donation from the billionaire to Reform UK being in the works, Farage said the $100m figure was “for the birds”.
