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Tech billionaire Elon Musk has intervened in British politics once again by posting images an offensive deleted tweet from a Labour MP.
Musk has been sparring with Sir Keir Starmer since last week after the prime minister blamed social media companies for allowing the spread of false claims the Southport stabbings suspect was an asylum seeker – which prompted riots across the UK.
The US billionaire, who has proclaimed free speech as a key goal of his takeover of Twitter, which he renamed X, has also expressed his disbelief that people who incite violence online are being prosecuted in the UK.
Now, Musk has turned his attention to a different political story.
Newly elected Labour MP Lauren Edwards apologised on Thursday after a series of offensive tweets from more than a decade ago resurfaced.
She said she had made a “significant error of judgement” which she “deeply regrets”, but did not directly cite the posts she meant.
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Unverified screenshots of the since-deleted tweets were circulating online.
On Friday, Musk reposted a screenshot from another X user of one of the deleted tweets from June 2009, along with Ms Edwards’ apology.
It reads: “I want these f***ing Estonian r*****s out of my flat now!”
He did not make a comment on the screenshots. With 193.4 million followers, the post was quickly seen by millions, and reposted and commented on by thousands.
Musk’s post has prompted criticism of Ms Edwards from around the world, with many saying she should be suspended and others saying she should be arrested.
One user said: “Top trolling.”
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