'Civil war is inevitable': Elon Musk vs Keir Starmer showdown on UK rioting
File photos of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Downing Street has condemned Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO said that "civil war is inevitable" in the UK. Musk, the billionaire owner of X (formerly known as Twitter), made these comments on his social media platform in response to a video showing protesters shooting fireworks at police.
The footage, which showed rioters clashing with officers, was shared by Ashley St Clair, a right-wing commentator, who attributed the unrest to "the effects of mass migration and open borders."
Musk replied to the post with "civil war is inevitable" and also responded with an exclamation mark to another post showing fireworks being thrown during the disorder in Liverpool.
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When asked about Musk's remarks, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson stated: “There’s no justification for comments like that. What we’ve seen in this country is organized thuggery, which has no place on our streets or online. As the Home Secretary said, we’re dealing with a minority of thugs who do not represent Britain. In response, we’ve witnessed the best of our communities coming together to clean up the mess and disruption caused by those who do not speak for our country.”
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Musk has faced criticism for reinstating the accounts of far-right figures, including Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon), in November last year after rebranding Twitter as X.
On Sunday (August 4), he engaged with a post shared by Yaxley-Lennon’s account.
In a further intervention, Musk claimed it was "one-sided" that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had announced emergency security measures for mosques but not for churches or synagogues. Responding to a post by UK PM Keir Starmer on Monday (August 4), where he stated, “we will not tolerate attacks on mosques or on Muslim communities,” Musk wrote: “Shouldn’t you be concerned about attacks on all communities?”
This follows unrest during which a mosque in Southport was targeted despite no link between the man suspected of killing three young girls at a dance class and Islam.
(With inputs from agencies)