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| Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says Phillips | Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says Phillips |
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| Jess Phillips speaks to BBC Newsnight in the wake of Elon Musk's tweets on grooming gangs | Jess Phillips speaks to BBC Newsnight in the wake of Elon Musk's tweets on grooming gangs |
| Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told BBC's Newsnight that "disinformation" spread by Elon Musk was "endangering" her but that it was "nothing" compared to the experiences of victims of abuse. | Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told BBC's Newsnight that "disinformation" spread by Elon Musk was "endangering" her but that it was "nothing" compared to the experiences of victims of abuse. |
| The tech billionaire and adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump labelled Phillips a "rape genocide apologist" and said she should be jailed. | The tech billionaire and adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump labelled Phillips a "rape genocide apologist" and said she should be jailed. |
| Asked if the threat to her own safety had gone up since his social media posts and whether protections were in place, Phillips replied "yes". | |
| She said the experience had been "very, very, very tiring" but that she was "resigned to the lot in life that you get as a woman who fights violence against women and girls". | She said the experience had been "very, very, very tiring" but that she was "resigned to the lot in life that you get as a woman who fights violence against women and girls". |
| She added: "I'm no stranger to people who don't know what they're talking about trying to silence women like me." | She added: "I'm no stranger to people who don't know what they're talking about trying to silence women like me." |
| Musk's intervention came in response to Phillips rejecting a request for the government to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham - which sparked calls from the Conservatives and Reform UK for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. | Musk's intervention came in response to Phillips rejecting a request for the government to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham - which sparked calls from the Conservatives and Reform UK for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. |
| Phillips decision was taken in October but first reported by GB News at the start of the year, and then picked up by Musk on his social media platform X. | |
| Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp has argued a national inquiry was needed to "get to the truth" of how grooming gangs were able to abuse children. | |
| Phillips defended the government's decision not to hold a national inquiry, arguing that local inquiries, such as one held in Telford, were more effective at leading to change. | Phillips defended the government's decision not to hold a national inquiry, arguing that local inquiries, such as one held in Telford, were more effective at leading to change. |
| "What I saw happen in Telford is the exact opposite of what I have seen happen because of the national expert inquiry for the last two years since it came out - I saw change happen," she said. | |
| The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which lasted seven years and reported in 2022, made 20 recommendations, however none has yet been implemented. | |
| Asked about her reaction to Musk's comments about her personally, Phillips said his remarks were "ridiculous". | |
| She said the criticism she was currently facing would be "worth it... only if we make an actual change". | |
| "And if I have to go through all of this and I haven't changed the way local areas deal with grooming gangs in two years' time, it wouldn't have been worth it," she added. |