Elon Musk has called for Sir Keir Starmer to be jailed because he was chief prosecutor during the grooming gangs scandal, but the PM says he changed the law to help victims.

Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk and right-wing populists of spreading lies about child abuse grooming gangs and warned “they have crossed a line”.

Those how are spreading lies and misinformation as far and wide as possible are not interested in victims. They’re interested in themselves.'

Tech tycoon Elon Musk tweeted ‘prison for Starmer’ and claimed previous Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown committed an ‘unforgivable crime against the British people’

Billionaire and owner of X Elon Musk has attacked Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour government over its response to grooming gangs in the UK. Pressure has mounted on the prime minister after safeguarding minister Jess Phillips denied requests for the Home Office to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation and grooming in Oldham.

Sir Keir Starmer gave a powerful defence of his record in prosecuting child sexual abuse cases and hit out at Elon Musk and opposition politicians for “spreading lies and misinformation”.

The U.K. prime minister has responded to Elon Musk over comments the world's richest man made against him regarding the Rotherham grooming scandal.

Sir Keir Starmer has addressed recent government criticism by Elon Musk in a major speech on NHS reform. The prime minister responded to Mr Musk following a flurry of lurid claims by the billionaire that Sir Keir was “complicit in the rape of Britain” while director of public prosecutions over the issue of grooming gangs operating in the north of England.

Elon Musk has launched a sharp critique of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing him of negligence during his tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in cases related to child sexual exploitation.