The Tesla boss Elon Musk has taken aim at Keir Starmer and told him that few businesses will want “to invest” in the UK with Labour in power.
The SpaceX chief said that under the “current administration” companies are looking to invest in other countries.
Musk said in an attack on Starmer, “Very few companies will be willing to invest in the UK with the current administration.”
The Prime Minister’s official spokesperson said, “I’m not going to get into commentary on individual comments, but if you look at what’s happened since the election, you’ve seen the £63 billion of additional investment from the investment summit.
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“You’ve seen the government respond to some of the businesses’ key concerns in the UK, which is lack of stability, and the government’s brought back that stability, both politically and economically.”
The spokesman added that “the Government has taken an unashamedly pro-growth and pro-business approach.”
In September Musk slammed Starmer and wrote on X, “I don’t think anyone should go to the UK when they’re releasing convicted paedophiles in order to imprison people for social media posts.”
He accused Starmer of being “Two Tier Keir” and said that the UK could enter into a civil war under Labour.
In December 2024 Starmer was voted the worst Prime Minister in modern history after almost 6 months in power in a poll by Ipsos Mori.
Labour MPs are discussing to potentially axe Starmer after he led the party to their largest ever election victory this year.
Starmer has and is facing major challenges in the UK over the cost of living, the economic crisis, farmer’s inheritance tax, the “gun tax” and businesses will have to pay higher national insurance contributions which has already led to redundancies and supermarkets issuing warnings of store closures.
Starmer has been branded the “Granny Harmer” the “Farmer Harmer” and senior MPs within Labour are actively considering his future despite winning the general election on 4 July 2024.