Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk and ‘poison of the far-right’

Mr Starmer said “a line has been crossed” when safeguarding minister Jess Phillips and others receive serious threats as a result of the “poison of the far-right"
Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk and ‘poison of the far-right’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer hit out at the ‘poison’ of the far-right Picture: Leon Neal/PA

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the online debate about child sexual exploitation was based on lies, with politicians “jumping on the bandwagon”.

Responding to questions about a slew of social media posts from Tesla owner Elon Musk, Mr Starmer said “a line has been crossed” when safeguarding minister Jess Phillips and others receive serious threats as a result of the “poison of the far-right”.

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