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Farage refuses to condemn free speech ‘hero’ Musk’s remarks on Jess Phillips

Farage refuses to condemn free speech ‘hero’ Musk’s remarks on Jess Phillips



Reform leader praises billionaire after what health secretary calls ‘a disgraceful smear of a great woman’Nigel Farage has refused to condemn Elon Musk for his comments about Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips, saying the prime minister in particular has questions to answer about failures to prosecute people over the rape of young girls.The Reform UK leader said Musk the billionaire businessman and Donald Trump confidant, who has called Phillips a “rape genocide apologist” and Starmer “complicit in the rape of Britain”, had brought back free speech on social media since buying Twitter, which he renamed X. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/05/farage-refuses-to-condemn-free-speech-hero-musks-remarks-on-jess-phillips

Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Publish date : 2025-01-05 11:12:00

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