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Elon Musk sparked controversy after criticizing U.K. officials on social media, accusing Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips of being a “rape genocide apologist” and calling for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s removal over child grooming gang prosecutions.

Musk also suggested “liberating” Britain in a poll.

Starmer defended his record as former director of public prosecutions, condemning Musk for spreading misinformation and fueling far-right threats.

U.K. Health Minister Wes Streeting labeled Musk’s comments a “disgraceful smear.”

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    3 days ago

    Ok, so the anti-war Trump administration has now threatened to invade Mexico, suggested annexing Canada, purchasing (or possibly invading) Greenland, and now ‘liberating’ the UK… all before even actually starting its term.

    I am so very glad that reality is basically now a 16 year old ‘libertarian’ playing the US in some kind of Millenium Dawn derived mod.