Elon Musk has waded into one of many darkest scandals in current British historical past: the horrific rape and abuse of hundreds of women throughout the UK by so-called “grooming gangs”.
Musk’s inflammatory posts on his social media platform, X, have prompted statements from Keir Starmer, questions from Kemi Badenoch in PMQs, and in depth protection throughout the mainstream media.
How ought to the UK authorities reply to a overseas billionaire with a platform that amplifies misinformation to a whole lot of tens of millions all over the world?
Andrew Marr joins Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe on the New Statesman podcast.
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