Elon Musk responded after being ruled out by the incoming UK government International investment meeting set for October 14, reportedly due to his recent social media posts, acc BBC News.
The billionaire, known for his often provocative remarks about X, took aim at the UK in response and said. “I don’t think anyone should go to the UK when they release convicted pedophiles to jail people for posting on social media,” he wrote on X. His comments referred to the UK’s recent policies aimed at reducing overcrowding of prisons, although the government clarified that no persons convicted of sex crimes were released.
The tech tycoon’s shutdown follows last month’s UK riots, which erupted after a fatal stabbing in Southport that left three children dead. During the unrest, some were jailed for inciting violence through social media. Musk’s own posts during this period, including a now-deleted conspiracy theory about “detention camps” for rebels in the Falklands, drew criticism. Officials at the time condemned his remarks as “completely unjustified” and “quite deplorable”.
The International Investment Summit is a critical event at which the Prime Minister, Mr Keir Starmer hopes to attract foreign investment to boost the UK economy. Musk was invited to last year’s event but did not attend, despite playing a key role in November AI Summitincluding a conversation with the former prime minister Rishi Sunak.
David Yelland, a public relations expert, said that including Musk this year would be “catastrophic for the reputation” of the event. “He behaves like a child and publishes things that are deeply inaccurate and extremely harmful,” Yelland told the BBC.
While the government declined to comment on Musk’s absence from the summit, the former chancellor Jeremy Hunt expressed disappointment, calling it a “big loss” and noted that Musk had previously considered Britain a place for a new Tesla a plant.
‘I don’t think…’: Elon Musk responds to exclusion from UK international investment summit – Times of India
