British Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused US tech Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday of spreading "misinformation" as Musk has continued to post about the law enforcement mishandling of the primarily Pakistani "grooming gangs" that plagued the UK in the 2000s. This comes as details continue to emerge about the circumstances both of the crimes and the response from law enforcement and government. Starmer was was the director of public prosecutions between the years 2008 and 2013 and his response was an attempt to defend his record.
Musk called out Starmer for failing to prosecute perpetrators and bring justice for victims when multiple cases of groups of Pakistani men sexually abusing British girls came to light. Concerns have since emerged that the reason there was not a greater focus from law enforcement was due to their concern that an investigation could be perceived of as racist.
During a press conference, the Prime Minister spoke on the matter, saying that any opposition MPs demanding a public inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal is "jumping on the bandwagon of the far right."
Starmer was pressed by a journalist who reminded him that many "critics" do not believe the scandal to be a "far right bandwagon issue" and that the gangs operated in 50 towns across the UK as opposed to 6 as an initial report noted. The reporter from GB News asked why Starmer hadn't launched a public inquiry across all 50 towns and if it was because it would expose his failings as a DPP, pointing out Musk's accusations directly that Starmer is complicit in the crimes.
Starmer claimed that he actually "changed the whole system" and "the whole prosecution approach" to child sex abuse instead of "Tweeting or talking about it."
"Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as wide and as far as possible are not interested in victims, they're interested in themselves," Starmer stated alluding to Musk. He also defended Jess Phillips, a Labour lawmaker who said last week that it wasn't Parliament's job to investigate the grooming gangs.
Musk called out Starmer for failing to prosecute perpetrators and bring justice for victims when multiple cases of groups of Pakistani men sexually abusing British girls came to light. Concerns have since emerged that the reason there was not a greater focus from law enforcement was due to their concern that an investigation could be perceived of as racist.
During a press conference, the Prime Minister spoke on the matter, saying that any opposition MPs demanding a public inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal is "jumping on the bandwagon of the far right."
Starmer was pressed by a journalist who reminded him that many "critics" do not believe the scandal to be a "far right bandwagon issue" and that the gangs operated in 50 towns across the UK as opposed to 6 as an initial report noted. The reporter from GB News asked why Starmer hadn't launched a public inquiry across all 50 towns and if it was because it would expose his failings as a DPP, pointing out Musk's accusations directly that Starmer is complicit in the crimes.
Starmer claimed that he actually "changed the whole system" and "the whole prosecution approach" to child sex abuse instead of "Tweeting or talking about it."
"Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as wide and as far as possible are not interested in victims, they're interested in themselves," Starmer stated alluding to Musk. He also defended Jess Phillips, a Labour lawmaker who said last week that it wasn't Parliament's job to investigate the grooming gangs.
