Musk’s Phony War on Grooming Gangs
The scandal is real. But Elon Musk’s incendiary rhetoric about British politics are doing more harm than good.
How the grooming gangs scandal was covered up
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips’ decision to block a public inquiry into the Oldham grooming gangs seems, from the outside, to be almost inexplicable. Children were raped and abused by gangs of men while the authorities failed to protect them.
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,
Keir Starmer torpedoes Elon Musk over ‘lies’ about grooming gangs
Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk and right-wing populists of spreading lies about child abuse grooming gangs and warned “they have crossed a line”.
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.
Musk Called UK Prime Minister Starmer 'Complicit' in 'Grooming Gangs.' Here's What We Know
Tech mogul Elon Musk took to X in early January 2025, claiming that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was "complicit" in the work of grooming gangs during his time as head of the C
Tory push for grooming gangs vote that would halt child safety bill 'sickening', says Education Secretary
Bridget Phillipson said her Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will protect children from vanishing in the education ...
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.
PMQs live: Furious row erupts over grooming gangs vote as Labour slam ‘sickening’ Tory move after Musk claims
Furious row erupts over grooming gangs vote as Labour slam ‘sickening’ Tory move after Musk claims - Tories told to ‘put up ...
PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch set to clash over grooming gangs scandal
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will today ramp up demands for a public probe into the child grooming scandal to end the "culture ...
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'.
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".
Jess Phillips turns on Keir Starmer by refusing to rule out inquiry on grooming gangs
The safeguarding minister appears to have shifted her position on an inquiry since ruling one out less than a week ago.
Bridget Phillipson accuses Tories of being 'bandwagon jumpers who don't care about children' over grooming gangs inquiry calls
An amendment to the Children's Wellbeing Bill has been tabled by the Conservatives to include a national inquiry into ...