Elon Musk Has Gone To War With The UK Government Again - And That's A Big Problem For Starmer

Skip to comments.

Posted on 11/16/2024 7:44:30 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Elon Musk has once again criticised the UK government - and now it’s an even bigger problem for Keir Starmer.

The tech billionaire used his account on X - the social media platform he owns - to comment on an unfounded claim that “hundreds of British citizens, including journalists, are reporting that they’ve been visited by the police this weekend regarding X posts”.

It is thought to refer to a report in the Daily Telegraph that one of the paper’s journalists, Allison Pearson, has been questioned by police over a post she put on X a year ago.

Musk said it was “crazy” - and the timing of his latest intervention on British politics could not have come at a worse moment for the prime minister.

US president-elect Donald Trump announced earlier this week that Musk - one of his biggest supporters - will head up a new Department of Government Efficiency in his new government.

Musk’s influence in the Trump administration is bad news for Starmer, who is desperate to have good relations with the incoming president.

The PM was quick to congratulate the Republican on his “historic” victory over Kamala Harris last week, and was one of the first foreign leaders to call Trump to congratulate him.

(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.co.uk ...

To: MinorityRepublican

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson