Politicians 'condemn' Elon Musk over 'dangerous' remarks made in UK protest
The far right rally, led by right wing activist Tommy Robinson, took place on the streets of London on Saturday
A petition has been signed to ‘condemn’ Elon Musk over his ‘dangerous’ remarks that were made during the UK protest over the weekend.
The far right rally, led by right wing activist Tommy Robinson, took place on the streets of London on Saturday (September 13).
Musk was slammed after appearing at the protest via video link for comments that he made, even calling for the dissolution of the British government.
In the clip, the tech mogul could be heard ranting about the so-called ‘woke mind virus’, adding: “Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that’s the truth.”
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A day later on September 14, British MP and leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey took to X, formerly Twitter, to say: “I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.”
Along with the tweet was a photo of the letter addressed to the British prime minister where Davey urged Starmer to make ‘this important stand’.
In response, Musk wrote back: “You are a craven coward.”
Peter Kyle, who is the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, said: “I thought that they were slightly incomprehensible comments that were totally inappropriate. But what we saw yesterday was over 100,000 people who were expressing freedom of association, freedom of speech, and proving that both of those things are alive and well in this country.
“A small minority of people who are protesting committed acts of violence against our police for which they should and they will be held accountable.”
Kyle went on to say: “There are communities that are being driven further apart, and there are figures such as Tommy Robinson that is able to touch into a sense of disquiet and grievance in the community in our society.
“A lot of it goes back to its roots in the financial crisis and the impact that had on communities around the country, and we haven't been able to bring our communities back together again since.
“I think these are moments that are klaxon calls to us in public life to redouble our efforts to address the big concerns that people right across our country have, and immigration is a big concern.”