Elon Musk has 'split apart' British politics | James O'Brien on LBC

James O’Brien has excoriated the state of British politics, following Elon Musk’s inflammatory attacks on Labour ministers regarding historic child sexual abuse cases. “What matters is that British politics has now been split apart in a way I can't remember seeing, by this far right foreign conspiracy theorist who happens to be the richest man in the world,” O’Brien said. “It has been split apart in a way I can't quite conceive of.” In a series of posts on Twitter in recent days, Musk has attacked Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Sir Keir Starmer over what he alleges — without evidence — they were “complicit” in failing to combat mass rapes of young women and girls. Musk's intervention has resurfaced the findings of a series of inquiries into child sexual abuse across England and Wales involving at least 1,400 victims. Musk has also come under significant criticism for his attacks on Labour’s Jess Philipps, Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, claiming she was a “rape genocide apologist”. While Musk’s comments have been roundly criticised in the UK and abroad, O’Brien told listeners that he expected more from the British opposition. “I don't understand what's happened to the Conservative Party, when now is the time for national unity,” O’Brien said. “British parliamentary sovereignty… demands that an attack by a foreign conspiracy theorist upon our politicians be condemned... And it hasn't been.” Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/LBCYouTubeListenLive #jamesobrien #elonmusk #LBC #keirstarmer #ukpolitics #tories #conservativeparty #robertjenrick LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup