"Mind Your Own Business Like Going to Mars"... UK Deputy Minister Mocking Musk's 'Interference in Internal Affairs'

Musk Continues Interference in UK and European Political Issues
"Cover-up of Minor Sexual Exploitation Case"... Targets UK
"Focus on Own Business", "Crossed the Line with False Information"

Recently, Jess Phillips, the UK Home Office Minister for Women’s Safety, criticized Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, who has been interfering in political issues in Europe, including the UK, Germany, and Spain, telling him to "focus on his own business." On the 7th (local time), Minister Phillips voiced her criticism of Musk in British media such as BBC and Sky News.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Photo by AP Yonhap News

When asked by Sky News if she had any message for Musk, she bluntly said, "Focus on going to Mars." She added, "Musk will continue to do what Musk does. I have bigger and more important issues to worry about." She was mocking Musk, who leads the space exploration company SpaceX, to concentrate on his own business.

Since the beginning of the year, Musk has been claiming on his X (formerly Twitter) account that the UK government has been inadequately responding to allegations that it covered up past cases of child sexual exploitation. On the 3rd, he targeted Minister Phillips, calling her a "rape genocide apologist." This was in response to Phillips’ rejection of a city council request for the central government to investigate a sexual exploitation case in the Oldham area last October, opting instead for a local investigation. Since then, Musk has posted several criticisms of Minister Phillips, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and the UK government.

Jess Phillips, Deputy Minister for Women's Safety at the UK Home Office. Photo by Reuters Yonhap News

Minister Phillips told the BBC, "This misinformation puts me in danger," and said, "(Musk’s posts on X) threaten safety." However, she emphasized, "These threats cannot be compared to the experiences of female victims of violence," and stated, "I will not remain silent about this." She also told ITV, "What angers me the most is that I am wasting too much time on a man who does not understand the subject he talks about (sexual violence)."

Prime Minister Starmer also expressed anger on the 6th over Musk’s claims, calling them "crossing the line with lies and misinformation." Musk had previously raised a conspiracy theory that Starmer, when he was Director of Public Prosecutions (CPS), failed to properly investigate and covered up the case.

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