Liberal Democrat chief Sir Ed Davey has shrugged off being known as a “snivelling cretin” by Elon Musk – and has vowed to proceed “calling him out”.
Chatting with Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Sir Ed mentioned he has been “in politics long enough to know that there are insults made”, including that he’s “sometimes not always complimentary about people like Elon Musk”.
Mr Musk, the world’s richest man, has made a number of feedback about UK politics for the reason that election of the Labour authorities final July and widespread rioting triggered by misinformation across the killing of three younger women in Southport quickly after.
Final month, Sir Ed posted on X: “People have had enough of Elon Musk interfering with our country’s democracy when he clearly knows nothing about Britain.
“It is time to summon the US ambassador to ask why an incoming US official is suggesting the UK authorities must be overthrown.”
Mr Musk replied: “What exactly do I fail to understand about your failure to stop the mass rape of little girls in Britain, you sniveling cretin?”
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Elon Musk throughout Donald Trump’s inauguraton celebrations. Pic: Reuters
The X proprietor was referring to grooming gangs within the UK. His feedback led members of the Conservative Social gathering to name for a contemporary inquiry into the difficulty.
He mentioned that whereas he doesn’t agree with lots of President Donald Trump’s views, the UK ought to nonetheless attempt to work with the US.
On Mr Musk, he added: “It’s a real matter of concern. We need to call him out.”
Sir Ed described him as an “overpowerful billionaire tech magnate”, “best friend of the president of the United States”, and “camped out in Trump’s Oval Office”.
Mr Musk has been appointed as head of Mr Trump’s newly-created Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
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