Starmer Challenges Musk
Keir Starmer Criticizes Elon Musk for Dividing UK Over Police Handling of Nowak Case
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer accused Elon Musk of trying to “whip up division” in the country following the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak. Starmer said Britain should “assert who we are” as “reasonable, tolerant people,” and he urged politicians not to use the case to inflame unrest. He criticized Musk for amplifying comments on X about the police response, including the handling of Nowak as he lay dying after being stabbed. The case sparked public outcry and violent protests after officers arrested Nowak’s killer, while police initially treated the suspect’s account of a racially motivated attack differently. Starmer also said there are “questions that need to be answered” about policing and urged the Independent Office for Police Conduct to be allowed to investigate, adding that any necessary changes should be considered without escalating tensions.
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Starmer said Musk had promoted a claim that “the killing of the 18-year-old student showed Britain treated racism as a worse offence than rape or murder,” which Starmer disputed as part of his interference narrative.
Several reports said Musk made multiple posts on X about the police response, including criticism of “how heinously Nowak was treated by the police in his dying moments.”
Reporting on the aftermath said violent protests broke out near where the killing occurred, tied to an outcry over how police handled Nowak—specifically that he was handcuffed while his killer alleged a racial attack and that officers “ignored his pleas that he could not breathe as he lay dying.”
Starmer urged that the Independent Office for Police Conduct be allowed to “get on with their job” investigating, adding that any potential changes should be considered without escalation—but he stressed politicians must “listen to Henry’s family” and not “use his case to whip up division” or “cause disturbances.”
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