Musk Dividing UK, Says Starmer: Why Social Media Is The New Political Threat For Countries
Musk Dividing UK, Says Starmer: Why Social Media Is The New Political Threat For Countries Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 10:09 IST Henry
Musk Dividing UK, Says Starmer: Why Social Media Is The New Political Threat For Countries Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 10:09 IST Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old British accountancy student at Southampton University, was fatally stabbed by an Indian-origin Sikh man, Vickrum Singh Digwa, in December 2025 Musk Dividing UK, Says Starmer: Why Social Media Is The New Political Threat For Countries British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday trained guns at billionaire ‘X’ owner and CEO Elon Musk over the latter’s comments on a murder that has triggered public outcry and protests in the United Kingdom. Henry Nowak — an 18-year-old British accountancy student at Southampton University — was fatally stabbed by an Indian-origin Sikh man, Vickrum Singh Digwa, in Southampton in December 2025. Outrage followed as bodycam footage showed police putting him in handcuffs before as he lay dying after his killer Digwa falsely claimed that the teenager had subjected him to a racist attack and knocked off his turban.
On Monday, 23-year-old Digwa was given a life sentence for murder with a minimum of 21 years in prison. In a post on ‘X’, Musk had written: “The West has created an utterly evil state religion where an accusation of ‘racism’ is the gravest offense that can be committed, even worse than rape or murder!" The West has created an utterly evil state religion where an accusation of “racism" is the gravest offense that can be committed, even worse than rape or murder!So if police show up at a crime scene and a British boy is bleeding out and an immigrant says the British boy is… Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2026 “So if police show up at a crime scene and a British boy is bleeding out and an immigrant says the British boy is racist the cops will cuff the dying British boy", he added.
Starmer Calls Out Musk Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticised Musk, accusing him of “interfering" in the British politics and attempting to “whip up" division in the country. “We need to also assert who we are as a country, because Musk, again, has been interfering in our politics in the last few days, trying to whip up division. That is not who we are in Britain", he was quoted as saying by AFP. “In Britain, we are reasonable, tolerant people. When we have a terrible case like Henry’s case, Henry Nowak, we react calmly, as his family have done", he said. Why Social Media Is The New Threat To Countries The core issue doesn’t revolve solely around Musk’s comments — Rather it is about whether governments can curb or restrict narratives when digital platforms allow considerable room to individuals, organisations, or algorithms to influence political discussions. While supporters argue this is an element of free speech, critics opine that it creates enormous opportunities for manipulation and dissemination of false information.
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