The tech billionaire has heavily criticised the UK Government in recent days after it was revealed that Phillips formally denied requests for the Home Office to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation and grooming in Oldham.
Phillips has received significant abuse on X in the days following the post, which has led many in the Labour Party to urge Starmer to speak out against Musk for his criticisms of the UK.
“He’s not president. He doesn’t make the decisions. He’s got no hold over the UK. His words are causing serious harm.”
“The decision was made years ago that this was best dealt with at a local level,” they continued.
Labour grandee Harriet Harman branded Musk a “global bully” and suggested that other parties should condemn his comments.
Starmer has not publicly responded to Musk’s criticisms of Phillips. However, Health Secretary Wes Streeting, in comments to the BBC on Sunday morning, described them as a “disgraceful smear.”
“It is a disgraceful smear of a great woman who has spent her life supporting victims of the kind of violence that Elon Musk and others say that they’re against,” he said.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (Photo: Henry Nicholls/Pool via REUTERS)
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has also defended Phillips, stating she had “campaigned tirelessly” on behalf of those that had been failed by institutions.
“From setting up the first-ever child sexual exploitation service in the Black Country and supporting survivors in Telford, Jess has been a fearless and formidable advocate for victims and survivors.
Musk has frequently used X, the social media platform which he has owned since 2022, the criticise the UK Government in recent months.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is currently serving an 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court.
Musk shared the same documentary, describing it as “worth watching” and supporting calls to “free Tommy Robinson”.
In one post on X, he said: “In the UK, serious crimes such as rape require the Crown Prosecution Service’s approval for the police to charge suspects.
In another post regarding grooming gangs, he said that Starmer “must go, and he must face charges for his complicity in the worst mass crime in the history of Britain”.
Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said some of Musk’s comments about Ms Phillips were “not appropriate”, but added he was right to raise the issue of grooming gangs.
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice defended Musk’s comments, telling LBC: “We live in a world of free speech. Mr Musk is entitled to say what he wants.”
“You seem more worried about a bit of language than exposing the facts of what happened,” he added.
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