Mr Musk has published a series of posts on X suggesting Starmer failed to deal with the grooming gang scandal while head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) between 2008 and 2013. In response, Starmer has accused critics of "spreading lies and misinformation" and claims he tackled prosecutions "head on".

The scandal is real. But Elon Musk’s incendiary rhetoric about British politics are doing more harm than good.

Keir Starmer blasted the Tories for using the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to try to force a vote on a national inquiry into grooming gangs