{"id":423444,"date":"2025-09-14T10:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423444\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T10:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:24:16","slug":"musk-calls-for-new-uk-government-at-far-right-rally-in-london-politico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423444\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk calls for new UK government at far-right rally in London \u2013 POLITICO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Musk\u2019s comments are the latest in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/zia-yusuf-doge-tech-millionaire-reform-uk-elon-musk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/zia-yusuf-doge-tech-millionaire-reform-uk-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war of words with the British government<\/a>. He has been a vocal critic of the U.K.\u2019s Online Safety Act, which he says threatens free speech, and has attacked Downing Street\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czxdzng92lno\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czxdzng92lno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handling of grooming gangs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really think that there\u2019s got to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/implausibleblog\/status\/1966936646105874734\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/implausibleblog\/status\/1966936646105874734\" target=\"_blank\">change of government in Britain<\/a>,\u201d Musk said Saturday. \u201cWe don\u2019t have another four years, or whenever the next election is \u2014 it\u2019s too long. There\u2019s got to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/implausibleblog\/status\/1966936646105874734\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/implausibleblog\/status\/1966936646105874734\" target=\"_blank\">dissolution of parliament and a new vote held<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Musk has talked about violence in Britain. Last year, he said \u201ccivil war is inevitable\u201d after <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/05\/uk\/uk-far-right-protests-explainer-gbr-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riots broke<\/a> out over claims from far-right groups that a Muslim asylum seeker was responsible for the stabbing of three children. The disinformation campaign fueled anger against immigrants living in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has also turned on U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing him of \u201ctwo-tier policing\u201d that punished right-wing protesters more than those from the left. The claim has been debunked but is still used by conspiracy theorists and populist politicians, such as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks against Starmer\u2019s government continued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/elon-musk-government-tommy-robinson-tesla-people-b1247590.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/elon-musk-government-tommy-robinson-tesla-people-b1247590.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during Saturday\u2019s appearance<\/a> at \u201cunite the kingdom\u201d rally, which drew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/london-protests-live-tommy-robinson-unite-the-kingdom-march-news-b2825881.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/london-protests-live-tommy-robinson-unite-the-kingdom-march-news-b2825881.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 110,000 people<\/a> onto London\u2019s streets. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/sep\/13\/elon-musk-calls-for-dissolution-of-parliament-at-far-right-rally-in-london?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-5\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/sep\/13\/elon-musk-calls-for-dissolution-of-parliament-at-far-right-rally-in-london?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> described the rally as the largest nationalist event in decades.<\/p>\n<p>Some protesters threw bottles and other projectiles at police and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwydezxl0xlo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwydezxl0xlo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25 people were arrested<\/a>, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Musk\u2019s comments are the latest in a war of words with the British government. 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