Minister condemns Elon Musk for ‘unjustifiable’ claims about ‘civil war’ in UK

Elon Musk's comments on far-right rioting in the UK were "unjustifiable," justice minister Heidi Alexander has said in condemnation of the X/Twitter owner.

The head of the social media network replied to a video on the platform depicting rioting in the UK with a claim that "civil war is inevitable."

Mr Musk’s comments came as violence spread across the UK following the deaths of three children in a stabbing attack in Southport last week.

Rioting followed the spread of false claims online that the suspect, identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana from Lancashire, was an asylum seeker who had arrived in the UK by boat.