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Attacks on Jess Phillips show how online abuse of women is intended to keep them out of the public square

British MP Jess Phillips describing the online attacks she has received from Elon Musk in recent days as “very, very, very tiring” will have struck a chord with many women. Powerful men trying to silence women happens so often that it rarely makes news.

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'C**ts': Netizens and Elon Musk React to Labour Voting Down Inquiry Into Pakistani Rape Gangs

The row over what to do about the Pakistani rape gangs scandal continues to rumble on, with the governing Labour party yesterday facing criticism for blocking a national inquiry into the issue.

International Business Times UK

Jess Phillips says ‘action needed’ to combat grooming gangs

The minister argued there was a lack of ‘fundamental change on the ground’ when the Tories were in power.

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Rayner: I’d meet with Musk to challenge him on factually incorrect attacks

The Deputy Prime Minister suggested the billionaire should be ‘correcting the record as soon as possible’ over information shared on his X platform.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham backs ‘limited’ new child grooming inquiry

The Mayor of Greater Manchester signalled he was supportive of calls for a new nationwide investigation into the historical child sexual abuse.

Evening Standard

MP says she received rape threats and describes herself as ‘survivor of abuse’

Sorcha Eastwood said a member of the public ‘came up and said they wanted to rape me’.

Evening Standard

Starmer not wavering over national grooming gang inquiry, No 10 insists

The Prime Minister will be ‘guided by the victims’, his official spokesman said, following a Commons showdown over a new inquiry.

Evening Standard

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Winston Churchill’s grandson hits out at Elon Musk over Jess Phillips comments

Labour safeguarding minister was described as ‘a rape genocide apologist’ by the tycoon and Donald Trump ally

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips faced ‘deluge of hate’ after Elon Musk grooming gangs comments

Mr Musk’s comments followed Labour’s decision to decline a Whitehall-led inquiry into child sexual abuse.

Evening Standard

Mapped: How did my MP vote on grooming gang amendment?

The amendment to Labour’s flagship Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill received 111 Ayes and 364 Noes, majority 253.

The Independent UK

Starmer urged to scrap funding for Musk’s firms after billionaire receives £190m from UK taxpayers

Exclusive: Firms owned by Elon Musk have raked in more than £190m of taxpayer cash since 2016, sparking calls for Keir Starmer to prevent any further public funds going to the billionaire’s sprawling business empire

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips has ‘security bolstered and told not to go out alone’ after Elon Musk attacks

It comes after Elon Musk launched into a furious social media tirade against the home office minister

The Independent UK

‘We want justice’: Woman gang raped in Oldham aged 12 demands grooming inquiry but tells far right to stay out

Samantha Walker-Roberts, 31, wants Keir Starmer to ‘do right for survivors’ but warns ‘we don’t want Tommy Robinson involved’

The Independent UK

Starmer open to U-turn on grooming gangs inquiry, Downing Street says

After safeguarding minister Jess Phillips said a new national probe into the scandal was still on the table, the prime minister’s official spokesperson said the government would grant one if victims’ groups called for it

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The National (Scotland)

'No one can censor him': Why Elon Musk is obsessing over UK grooming gangs

A SERIES of online attacks from Elon Musk has created what has been coined as 'a civil war' in the UK with Tommy Robinson's influence evident ...

The Guardian - US

There is little the US can do to constrain Elon Musk. But here are some ideas

The tech billionaire is not the first person in history to be seduced by the thrill of unconstrained power

The Independent UK

Labour lays down challenge to Musk pledging to go after tech firms allowing online abuse on their sites

Sitting down with The Independent, victims minister Alex Davies-Jones outlined the government’s plans to crackdown on explicit deepfake images

Evening Standard

Starmer hits out at Tories over Badenoch’s call for new grooming gang inquiry

Elon Musk claimed Sir Keir Starmer was ‘hiding terrible things’ by refusing to back a national probe.

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The National (Scotland)

Tory push for grooming inquiry 'a shocking tactic', says Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer has warned Conservative MPs not to back a Commons push for a new nationwide child grooming investigation, as it prioritises “the…

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch was supposed to make the Tories serious again. She has failed

By jumping on Elon Musk’s passing bandwagon and echoing the far right, the Conservative leader has shown she doesn’t understand her responsibilities, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Top minister tells Tories ‘put up or shut up’ ahead of grooming gang vote

The education secretary warned that supporting symbolic Tory calls for a grooming gangs inquiry will kill a children’s safety bill ‘stone dead’

Evening Standard

Tory push for grooming inquiry vote ‘a shocking tactic’, Starmer warns

The PM warned supporting the Tory’s calls for symbolic vote on an inquiry will ‘kill’ his Government’s plans to bolster safeguards for children.

Evening Standard

Tories to seek support for new child grooming inquiry in Commons vote

Home Office minister Jess Phillips has meanwhile said she faced increased risk to her safety since Elon Musk called her a ‘rape genocide apologist’

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips

Safeguarding minister says billionaire has increased her risk of harm by calling her a ‘rape genocide apologist’ on X

Evening Standard

Musk ‘knows absolutely nothing’ about grooming gangs, Jess Phillips says

The minister suggested her life had been turned upside down after Mr Musk used his X platform to accuse her of being a ‘rape genocide apologist’.

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