6 hours ago Majority of British public believe Elon Musk having negative impact on UK politics, poll suggests

Nearly half of those polled by Opinium say Elon Musk’s claims on grooming gangs are ‘unhelpful’

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71 minutes ago Wes Streeting accused of 'playing the race card' and trying to silence debate on grooming gangs after warning of a far

Wes Streeting was last night accused of 'playing the race card' over the grooming gangs scandal after warning of a far-Right terror attack if entire communities are 'tarred with the same brush'.

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6 hours ago Majority of public think Elon Musk has negative impact on UK politics – poll

Research also suggests almost half the British public think the billionaire’s comments about grooming gangs are ‘unhelpful’.

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7 hours ago Majority of Britons believe Musk having negative impact on UK politics

More voters think tech tycoon’s comments on grooming gangs are unhelpful than those who back himMore than half of voters think Elon Musk is having a negative effect on British politics following his criticism of Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.The South African-born billionaire has spent much of the past week using his social media platform X to attack Starmer and the Labour government for their opposition to another national inquiry into grooming gangs. He accused Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, of being a “rape genocide apologist” and falsely claimed Starmer was “deeply complicit in the mass rapes in exchange for votes”. Despite strong suggestions that Musk is preparing to make a large donation to Reform UK, he also recently tore into Nigel Farage, saying he was not up to the job of leading the party. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Nigel Farage reported to Commons authorities over grooming gang donation claims

The Reform UK leader was accused of a potential breach of the MPs’ code of conduct, after he made comments about fundraising for the party - of which he is the largest shareholder

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14 hours ago Grooming gangs row could spark UK version of New Zealand mosque massacre that killed 51 says Labour's Wes Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has shared his fears over the vilification of Britain's Muslim community in response to grooming gangs, referencing New Zealand's 2019 mosque shootings.

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16 hours ago Four councils back motion to classify ‘Asian grooming gangs’ as an Islamophobic term

Oxford, Newcastle, Manchester, and Calderdale councils are expected to back a report claiming the phrase perpetuates harmful stereotypes

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23 hours ago Streeting: Grooming gangs rhetoric could lead to UK version of NZ mosque attack

One clip of Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant’s ammunition had ‘For Rotherham’ scrawled upon it; an apparent reference to UK grooming gangs.

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