Starmer expected to face questions about Musk’s grooming gang criticism

Along with the French president, the prime ministers of Norway and Britain, as well as a German government spokesman, reacted strongly to the billionaire's inflammatory posts.

Misinformation, money, and Musk: Elon's threat to British democracy

As Elon Musk wades into British politics, I find myself increasingly concerned about the threat he poses to the very ideals of democracy.

The US billionaire's attempts to exert political influence around the world continue and are increasingly being criticized. After attacks on the British Labour government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the head of the Reform UK party, Farage, the parliament in London had to deal with an online petition calling for new elections today. The petition received more than three million signatures after Musk also shared it.

Economics Minister Robert Habeck sharply criticizes Elon Musk for his interference in the German election campaign. WELT chief reporter Anna Schneider speaks about this and other topics of the day on “My WELT – My Opinion”.

The European political establishment has had enough of Elon Musk

Elon Musk has never been shy about sharing his opinions to his 211 million followers on X. But for those who follow him—and those who get his posts pushed into their feeds on the app—the past few weeks have been more unusual than most. Musk, the South African–born, United States–based tech CEO, has posted a near-nonstop slew of missives targeting European leaders. On Monday, Musk posted a poll asking whether “America should liberate the people o…

Elon Musk blasted by Norwegian PM

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has blasted Elon Musk for meddling in political affairs beyond US borders, calling it “worrying” and a threat to democratic alliances. Speaking to Norwegian broadcaster NRK on Monday, January 6, Stoere said, “I find it worrying that a man with enormous access to social media and huge economic resources involves himself so directly in the internal… Source