The Tesla boss has launched a series of baseless attacks on the Labour government over grooming gangs

Catherine West made the remarks as she defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ trip to China.

Labour government’s approval rating falls below Rishi Sunak’s Tories in May 2023, YouGov polls suggest

Just 16 per cent of Brits approve of the party's first six months in power, with 63 per cent negative. The net score of minus 47 in the YouGov research was down two from the end of last month.

The prime minister has ‘full confidence’ in Tulip Siddiq, who on Monday referred herself to ethics advisor Sir Laurie Magnus amid questions over her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from power after protests against her rule last year

Palestinians trapped in a ‘doom loop of hell’, MPs toldAt the end of last week Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary and runner-up in last year’s Tory leadership contest, said the child abuse grooming scandal started with “mass migration” and “importing hundreds of thousands of people from alien cultures, who possess medieval attitudes towards women”. In response Samuel Kasumu, a former Tory adviser on race issues, said that comments like that could lead to people being killed, while Kemi Badenoch defended her colleague.In an inteview on the Today programme this morning, asked if Kasumu’s comments made him reconsider his views, Jenrick replied:That’s complete nonsense. MPs have been killed in this country in recent times by a jihadist and by a neo-Nazi. They were killed because of the views of those individuals, not what anything an MP has said. We have to fight extremism in this country, wherever we find it, and you fight that by standing up to the extremists, you don’t figh...

Jenrick ‘didn’t lift a finger to help victims when a minister’ but is now ‘jumping on bandwagon’, says Daisy Cooper, Lib Dem deputy leaderAt the end of last week Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary and runner-up in last year’s Tory leadership contest, said the child abuse grooming scandal started with “mass migration” and “importing hundreds of thousands of people from alien cultures, who possess medieval attitudes towards women”. In response Samuel Kasumu, a former Tory adviser on race issues, said that comments like that could lead to people being killed, while Kemi Badenoch defended her colleague.In an inteview on the Today programme this morning, asked if Kasumu’s comments made him reconsider his views, Jenrick replied:That’s complete nonsense. MPs have been killed in this country in recent times by a jihadist and by a neo-Nazi. They were killed because of the views of those individuals, not what anything an MP has said. We have to fight extremism in this country, where...

Reform UK leader steps up pressure on Keir Starmer as he threatens to hold his own hearings into grooming gangs if the governnment does not

Elon Musk refers to his own British grandmother as billionaire continues his interventions into UK politics

Elon Musk’s father believes there is a “good chance” Tommy Robinson will become prime minister.

Keir Starmer will gather his Cabinet this morning as ministers consider how to respond to the growing furore.

Elon Musk rejects criticism from European leaders of attempting to sway elections outside the US

In Liverpool Riverside and Tottenham, two constituencies with black MPs and large black communities, Labour’s vote share dropped by more than 20 points at last year’s election. The Guardian spoke to voters there to find out what they have made of the party’s return to powerIn Toxteth, a fast-gentrifying area of Liverpool that has for decades been the nucleus of the city’s 300-year-old black community, Saeed Olayiwola considered how the Labour government compared with the Conservatives. “I don’t see much that sets them apart at the moment,” Olayiwola said.Since Keir Starmer’s government took power six months ago, voters in two urban constituencies, both represented by black Labour MPs – Liverpool Riverside and Tottenham in north London – have been weighing up the party’s decisions and talking to the Guardian. Continue reading...

His post on X marked a surreal new step in the billionaire tycoon’s escalating feud with Britain’s ruling Labour Party and its leader Keir Starmer

Elon Musk responds to criticism with lurid and baseless new claim about Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir was so worked-up his teeth went horsey and he nearly snapped the pen he borrowed from an aide. When Patterdale terriers are in this mood it is better not to give them a glimpse of your postman's ankle.

The revelation comes just hours after Sir Keir Starmer came out fighting on behalf of Ms Phillips saying the ‘poison of the far right’ had led to serious threats to the safeguarding minister

Emmanuel Macron has become the latest leader to criticise the X boss, accusing him of intervening directly in the democratic processes of sovereign nations.

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer unveiled Labour’s plan to cut NHS waiting times in a major speech on Monday (6 January).

Elon Musk, the US tech billionaire, has made a series of unfounded claims

Three of the prime minister’s most controversial decisions since taking office are seen as more toxic than the scandal of lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street during lockdowns, according to a new poll

The PM's Cabinet allies said Elon Musk needs an online 'detox', and even hinted at a boycott of his X social media site.

Elon Musk responds to criticism with lurid and baseless new claim about Sir Keir Starmer

In a major speech, Keir Starmer said the NHS needs to be reformed from 'top to bottom' and said working people can be expected to foot the bill through endless tax rises

The Prime Minister said “a line has been crossed” when safeguarding minister Jess Phillips and others receive serious threats as a result of the “poison of the far-right”.

The prime minister said the reforms focused on providing more convenience for patients in a key speech on Monday

Treasury economic secretary Tulip Siddiq acted ‘entirely properly’ in referring herself to the ministerial standards adviser, Sir Keir Starmer said

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he retains confidence in the City minister

Exclusive: Food sales to the EU have crashed by a fifth since Brexit, a minister has revealed, as Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to slash red tape for UK firms selling in Europe

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq will be investigated by standards watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus amid questions over her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from power in Bangladesh after protests against her rule last year

Asked about Elon Musk, the prime minister said those ‘spreading lies and misinformation are not interested in victims’ of grooming gangs

Sir Keir Starmer has addressed recent government criticism by Elon Musk in a major speech on NHS reform.

Prime minister makes major speech on NHS reform after social media attacks by Elon Musk

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer unveils Labour’s plan to cut NHS waiting times in a major speech on Monday (6 January).

Professor Alexis Jay distanced herself from demands for a new independent inquiry.

Keir Starmer will use a speech on the future of the NHS to launch a fightback against the tech billionaire’s attacks on him and the UK

UK Government should listen to John Swinney on National Insurance changes, says reader

The Home Office circular did not contain the quote, or sentiments, that online users have attributed to it.

Blue panelling and carpet has been removed in favour of grey alternatives to create a 'politically neutral setting' six months on from Labour's general election victory.

Speaking with rolled up sleeves in front of a raft of NHS workers, the PM unveiled more detail about his plans for slashing waiting lists plaguing the health service

The controversial billionaire has recently launched a barrage of attacks on senior Labour figures - including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer - over the issue.

The PM's spokesman said the government wanted to underline how 'seriously' it was taking the issue.

Labour has unveiled a plan to overhaul the NHS - but experts say staff retention needs to be a major focus to tackle crippling waiting lists

Keir Starmer will gather his Cabinet this morning as ministers consider how to respond to the growing furore.

Sir Keir Starmer’s latest spat with Elon Musk has its roots in tensions that began months ago

Senior Conservative MPs have called for a national inquiry into the sexual abuse of young girls in towns across Britain

Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said Keir Starmer had created a 'hostile environment' for firms in a 'disastrous' first six months.

The head of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse said her 2022 report set out what action is needed and ‘people should just get on with it’.

Despite the doom-mongers, the outlook for the economy, the NHS and vital services is good. Coming months should bear that outLook up, despite the bleak midwinter, the flu crisis and this dismal mood of political cynicism. Despite, too, the daily doom that pumps out of the most hostile media any new government ever faced, savaging whatever Labour does in extravagant language borrowed from Elon Musk. Good grief, the ever-rightward travelling Times just published a leader praising Musk’s wild attacks on Keir Starmer, subheaded “His fundamental critique is correct”. Monday’s tweet from Musk was “Prison for Starmer”.Other blasts of bare-knuckle nonsense include the Mail on Sunday’s “bombshell” front-page news saying: “Keir Starmer will be out of No 10 within a year, poll predicts”. Read further to find that 30% of those polled plan to vote Labour in the next election, compared with 23% for the Tories and 22% for Reform. That’s not good, but it’s not yet a crisis, not least because Kemi B...

Tesla owner Elon Musk has accused the Prime Minister of being ‘complicit in the crimes’ of child sex offenders due to his time as chief prosecutor.

Retailers will be particularly hard hit by chancellor Rachel Reeves’s planned hike to employers’ national insurance

Shadow Home Secretary criticises comments made by PM

The UK prime minister calls out the reckless amplification of conspiracy theories by the world’s richest man on child sexual abuse. GoodOn Monday, Sir Keir Starmer rightly defended robust debate but insisted it “must be grounded in facts, not lies”, in response to Elon Musk’s falsehoods about his role in dealing with child sexual exploitation. The prime minister has wisely not engaged Mr Musk directly, partly because the world’s richest man is a member of Donald Trump’s inner circle. Sir Keir recognises this epistemic crisis as a coordinated campaign to spread disinformation, sow division, and erode trust. As the philosopher Lee McIntyre aptly notes: “The truth isn’t dying – it’s being killed.”The goal is clear: to create groups in society that unquestioningly accept an authoritarian leader’s word. In this way, opinions are no longer based on facts but rooted in identity. Disinformation becomes a potent political weapon, making voters believe falsehoods while distrusting – even hati...

Keir Starmer said a 'line has been crossed' after Elon Musk launched fierce attacks against safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, with the PM warning that she had faced threats

Derbyshire Constabulary said it will only use the social media site, owned by Elon Musk and formerly known as Twitter, to provide ‘critical updates’.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says those spreading ‘lies’ about child grooming gangs do not care about the victims or justice

The PM mounted a robust defence as he took questions after laying out NHS waiting list plans this morning.

The Prime Minister said he would not allow 'ideology' and 'dogma' to clog up care as he said the health service had to improve.

Keir Starmer claimed that Elon Musk and his supporters are spreading lies and misinformation

Prime minister’s speech announcing NHS reforms derailed by questions over inflammatory claims from Elon MuskStarmer is now summarising some of the measures in the elective reform plan.Here is the summary from the news release.Further measures include:Using the NHS app to give patients greater choice and control over their treatment. This includes making sure patients can get better access to information via the app, such as the details of their appointments, results and waiting times, and use it to book appointments in the location of their choice, with information about waiting times and patient satisfaction.It’s about a shift in the balance of power away from passive deference to doctors and towards patients being able to get that second opinion, play a greater role in deciding their care and their treatment.The early results of Martha’s rule are in, lives of some of the sickest patients in our care transformed, extended and saved and so it’s a rule that’s now being recognised as ...

The Prime Minister said ‘robust debate’ must be based on ‘facts and truth’ not on ‘lies from those so desperate for attention’

Tech tycoon Elon Musk tweeted ‘prison for Starmer’ and claimed previous Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown committed an ‘unforgivable crime against the British people’

Labour government facing pressure over its response to grooming gangs

Whitehall sources said the PM will use a press conference this morning to justify his actions as director of public prosecutions more than a decade ago.

Sir Keir Starmer has so far not spoken to defend his record since the slew of online posts from the tech billionaire.

Sir Keir Starmer yesterday pledged to make 'better use' of the private sector so people can be seen more quickly for a wider range of issues.

Women on gynaecological waiting lists and orthopaedics patients are among those who will be offered treatment privately.