Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has advised PJDM’s Newsnight that “disinformation” unfold by Elon Musk was “endangering” her however that it was “nothing” in comparison with the experiences of victims of abuse.
The tech billionaire and adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump labelled Phillips a “rape genocide apologist” and stated she ought to be jailed.
Requested if the menace to her personal security had gone up since his social media posts and whether or not protections have been in place for her security, Phillips replied “sure”.
She stated the expertise had been “very, very, very tiring” however that she was “resigned to the lot in life that you simply get as a lady who fights violence towards ladies and women”.
She added: “I am no stranger to individuals who do not know what they’re speaking about making an attempt to silence ladies like me.”
Musk’s intervention got here in response to Phillips rejecting a request for the federal government to steer a public inquiry into little one sexual exploitation in Oldham – which sparked calls from the Conservatives and Reform UK for a nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs.
Her determination was taken in October however first reported by GB Information initially of the yr after which picked up by Musk on his social media platform X.
Phillips defended the federal government’s determination to not maintain a nationwide inquiry, arguing that native inquiries, comparable to one held in Telford, have been more practical at main to alter.
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, 2025-01-07 18:01:00