Elon Musk has criticized Labour MP Jess Phillips and the Labour government for not launching a national inquiry into alleged 'rape gangs' in the UK. Musk's comments sparked calls from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp for a national investigation into the issue.
Elon Musk has said MP Jess Phillips 'deserves to be in prison' over Labour's refusal to launch a grooming inquiry. The US billionaire also laid blame at the Prime Minister's door, as he argued that 'rape gangs were allowed to exploit young girls without facing justice' during Sir Keir's time as director of public prosecutions.
It comes after Phillips said she recognised the 'strength of feeling' for a Home Office-led inquiry, but the Government will not 'intervene', in a letter to Oldham Council. 'I believe it is for Oldham Council alone to decide to commission an inquiry into child sexual exploitation locally, rather than for the Government to intervene,' she said. Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch backed Musk and called for a national inquiry into the UK's 'rape gangs scandal'. Badenoch, writing on X, argued that a public inquiry into organised grooming gangs is 'long overdue'. In her post, Mrs Badenoch wrote: 'The time is long overdue for a full national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal. 'Trials have taken place all over the country in recent years but no one in authority has joined the dots. 2025 must be the year that the victims start to get justice.' Read more: Elon Musk could 'disrupt our democratic system' with £100 million Reform UK donation, Lucy Powell warnsShadow home secretary Chris Philp reiterated calls for a national inquiry, adding: 'We do need to make sure this is fully looked at and anyone responsible for not following it up is held to account.' Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One, he continued: 'The issues don't just apply in Oldham, they apply, I'm afraid, in many other towns and cities as well, and it's I think right, now, that we look at that. 'I'm very disappointed the Labour government have been so silent on this topi
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