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Elon Musk has ramped up his criticism of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the grooming gangs scandal after he accused the tech billionaire of \u201cspreading lies\u201d.<\/p>\n
Starmer said on Monday morning that politicians calling for a national inquiry into the issue were seeking to \u201cjump on a bandwagon of the far Right\u201d, the Telegraph reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Musk hit back as he posted on his X website: \u201cStarmer was deeply complicit in the mass rapes in exchange for votes. That\u2019s what the inquiry would show.\u201d<\/p>\n
Musk labeled Starmer \u201cutterly despicable\u201d.<\/p>\n
He previously criticized the government for refusing to hold a public inquiry into historic sexual abuse by grooming gangs in Oldham.<\/p>\n
Musk attacked the decision, taken by safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, as \u201cdisgraceful\u201d and claimed that she \u201cdeserves to be in prison\u201d.<\/p>\n
Starmer said a \u201cline has been crossed\u201d with the criticism of Ms Phillips. He also suggested Musk was \u201cdesperate for attention\u201d as a war of words between the two men escalated.<\/p>\n
The premier told a press conference: \u201cThose that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible, they are not interested in victims, they are interested in themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI enjoy the cut and thrust of politics, the robust debate that we must have but that has got to be based on facts and truth, not on lies, not on those who are so desperate for attention that they are prepared to debase themselves and their country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phillips has insisted it was \u201cfor Oldham council alone\u201d to decide whether to launch an investigation into alleged exploitation between 2011 and 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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