What Is the U.K. ‘Grooming Gang’ Scandal Seized On by Elon Musk?
The billionaire tech mogul has been posting on his social media platform about a decade-old child sex abuse scandal in Britain. Here’s what to know.
Chair of child sex abuse inquiry denounces Musk over grooming gangs
Keir Starmer has received a boost in his grooming gangs row with Elon Musk after the head of the national child sex abuse inquiry backed the Prime Minister. Professor Alexis Jay backed Sir Keir by saying there is no need for a new national investigation into the issue.
Why Musk Waded Into UK Child Grooming Gangs Scandal
Britain’s government has been pushed onto the defensive by comments from Elon Musk accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of complicity in a decades-old scandal over child sexual exploitation gangs.Listen to the Bloomberg UK Politics podcast on Apple,
Badenoch has gone too far in backing Musk on grooming gangs, senior Tories fear
In an article for The Telegraph last week, Jenrick said that the over-representation of men from Pakistani heritage in the gangs was the result of “mass migration… importing hundreds of thousands of people from alien cultures, who possess medieval attitudes towards women”.
What is Starmer's record on prosecuting grooming gangs?
Multi-billionaire Elon Musk has accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of being "deeply complicit in the mass rapes in exchange for votes". Mr Musk has published a series of posts on X suggesting Starmer failed to deal with the grooming gang scandal while head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) between 2008 and 2013.
UK's Starmer defends record over child sex gangs after Musk criticism
Keir Starmer defended his work as Britain's top prosecutor, refusing to mention Elon Musk by name but addressing Musk's criticism that, long before he became prime minister, he had failed to prosecute gangs who sexually abused girls.
Starmer: Musk only cares about himself, not grooming victims
Sir Keir Starmer has defended his record on tackling grooming gangs, after tech billionaire Elon Musk launched a social media attack on the prime minister on the issue. Starmer adds, "those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible are not interested in victims,
Starmer attacks those 'spreading lies' on grooming gangs
The prime minister says those who spread misinformation about child sexual exploitation are "not interested in victims".
Keir Starmer's 'empty words' on grooming gangs are 'smoke and mirrors', Oliver claims
Rochdale whistleblower Maggie Oliver has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, accusing him of "dodging the issue" by blaming far-right extremists for concerns over grooming gangs.
Keir Starmer set to defend record on grooming gangs as Elon Musk says PM should be ‘in prison’
Tech tycoon Elon Musk tweeted ‘prison for Starmer’ and claimed previous Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown committed an ‘unforgivable crime against the British people’
Grooming gangs scandal timeline: What happened, what inquiries there were and how Starmer was involved - after Elon Musk's accusations
Sir Keir was head of the Crown Prosecution Service for five years when grooming gangs were being investigated.
Why are people calling for a review of grooming gangs cover ups?
Sir Keir Starmer has responded to attacks from US billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk over the Labour government’s response ...
Musk comments implicating British officials in grooming case could fracture US-UK relations
President-elect Donald Trump said he didn't know the specifics behind Musk's incendiary comments but said he was doing "a ...
Who are the key people in the grooming gangs row?
Labour MP Jess Phillips has said she feels more in danger after Elon Musk falsely branded her a 'rape genocide apologist'.
Conservatives to seek support for new child grooming inquiry in symbolic vote
Home Office minister Jess Phillips has meanwhile said she faced increased risk to her safety since Elon Musk called her a ...
Defiant Jess Phillips says Elon Musk is 'rich man' who 'knows absolutely nothing' about grooming gangs
Responding for the first time to the erratic tech billionaire, Ms Phillips said Mr Musk "knows absolutely nothing about the ...
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Sir Keir Starmer has faced numerous calls for an enquiry into grooming gangs in the UK, notably from Elon Musk and Nigel ...
‘Grooming gangs are being cynically weaponised to divide us’
The renewed focus on grooming gangs such as the one in Rochdale has been alarmingly weaponised to conflate these crimes with ...
Keir Starmer warns Tories to 'think twice' over grooming gangs attack
Keir Starmer blasted the Tories for using the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to try to force a vote on a national ...