Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told BBC’s Newsnight that “disinformation” spread by Elon Musk was “endangering” her but that it was “nothing” compared to the experiences of victims of abuse.The tech billionaire and adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump labelled Phillips a “rape genocide apologist” and said she should be jailed. Asked if the threat to her own safety had gone up since his social media posts and whether protections were in place, Phillips replied “yes”.She said the experience had been “very, very, very tiring” but that she was “resigned to the lot in life that you get as a woman who fights violence against women and girls”. She added: “I’m no stranger to people who don’t know what they’re talking about trying to silence women like me.”The row between Musk and the UK government concerns cases of groups of men – mainly of Pakistani descent – being convicted for sexually abusing and raping predominantly white girls around the UK. Musk’s intervention came in response to Phillips rejecting a request for the government to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham – which sparked calls from the Conservatives and Reform UK for a national inquiry into grooming gangs.Phillips decision was taken in October but first reported by GB News at the start of the year, and then picked up by Musk on his social media platform X. Phillips defended the government’s decision not to hold a national inquiry, arguing that local inquiries, such as one held in Telford, were …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnSafeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told BBC’s Newsnight that “disinformation” spread by Elon Musk was “endangering” her but that it was “nothing” compared to the experiences of victims of abuse.The tech billionaire and adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump labelled Phillips a “rape genocide apologist” and said she should be jailed. Asked if the threat to her own safety had gone up since his social media posts and whether protections were in place, Phillips replied “yes”.She said the experience had been “very, very, very tiring” but that she was “resigned to the lot in life that you get as a woman who fights violence against women and girls”. She added: “I’m no stranger to people who don’t know what they’re talking about trying to silence women like me.”The row between Musk and the UK government concerns cases of groups of men – mainly of Pakistani descent – being convicted for sexually abusing and raping predominantly white girls around the UK. Musk’s intervention came in response to Phillips rejecting a request for the government to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham – which sparked calls from the Conservatives and Reform UK for a national inquiry into grooming gangs.Phillips decision was taken in October but first reported by GB News at the start of the year, and then picked up by Musk on his social media platform X. Phillips defended the government’s decision not to hold a national inquiry, arguing that local inquiries, such as one held in Telford, were …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
