Labour’s Anna Turley claimed Musk is doing “damage” after he said change would only come by protesting “repeatedly and loudly”
The UK has accused Elon Musk of stoking tensions over his reaction to a knife attack which triggered anti-immigrant riots in Belfast.
Violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye.
Masked gangs attacked homes, torched vehicles, and clashed with police, prompting authorities to urge calm. A 30-year-old Sudanese man appeared in court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder. The incident comes amid an increasingly heated debate over immigration in Britain, fueled by a series of high-profile crimes involving foreign nationals.
Musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any change!!”
He also shared a post from right-wing activist Tommy Robinson listing dozens of protest locations across the UK.
Labour Party Chair Anna Turley condemned Musk on Wednesday, claiming the billionaire was helping inflame tensions during the unrest.
“It’s appalling. Anyone that is seeking to drive and exploit a situation like this to drive their own political agenda is grievously wrong and doing damage,” she told LBC.
Turley said the tech mogul, commenting from “thousands of miles away,” did not have to live with the consequences of the unrest in Northern Ireland.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined the criticism, warning that those inciting or carrying out the “unacceptable” violence – online or on the streets – would face the full force of the law.
Last week, Starmer said Musk was trying to “whip up division” after the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Henry Nowak.
Musk has made several posts about the case, which has triggered public outrage and protests in Britain, as well as a public apology from the prime minister.
Nowak was fatally stabbed in December by Vickrum Singh Digwa, a 23-year-old Sikh man, who falsely claimed to police that he had been the victim of a racist attack.
Footage released after Digwa’s sentencing showed officers handcuffing and dragging Nowak despite his repeated pleas that he had been stabbed and could not breathe. He later lost consciousness and died.
Musk was among those to allege that British police had treated Nowak differently because of his ethnicity.
15 thoughts on “UK accuses Musk of stoking Belfast anti-immigrant unrest”
If musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Considering violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
So the bottom line is musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any. Wonder how this will land.
Masked gangs attacked homes, torched vehicles, and clashed with police, prompting authorities to urge calm.A 30-year-old Sudanese man appeared in court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder. Meanwhile musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any.
Considering he also shared a post from right-wing activist Tommy Robinson listing dozens of protest locations across the UK, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Basically the UK has accused Elon Musk of stoking tensions over his reaction to a knife attack which triggered anti-immigrant riots in Belfast. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The fact that musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any really puts things into perspective.
If he also shared a post from right-wing activist Tommy Robinson listing dozens of protest locations across the UK, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The bigger issue here is musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any. That changes the calculation.
Think about it: violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye. That speaks volumes.
Basically musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
When you look at the UK has accused Elon Musk of stoking tensions over his reaction to a knife attack which triggered anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, the implications are hard to ignore.
The detail about violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye is something people should sit with.
Reading that violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye — hard to argue with the logic there.
If musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Considering violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Anna Turley has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
So the bottom line is musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any. Wonder how this will land.
Masked gangs attacked homes, torched vehicles, and clashed with police, prompting authorities to urge calm.A 30-year-old Sudanese man appeared in court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder. Meanwhile musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any.
Considering he also shared a post from right-wing activist Tommy Robinson listing dozens of protest locations across the UK, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Basically the UK has accused Elon Musk of stoking tensions over his reaction to a knife attack which triggered anti-immigrant riots in Belfast. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The fact that musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any really puts things into perspective.
If he also shared a post from right-wing activist Tommy Robinson listing dozens of protest locations across the UK, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The bigger issue here is musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any. That changes the calculation.
Think about it: violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye. That speaks volumes.
Basically musk, a longtime critic of the UK government, posted on X ahead of the unrest: “Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
When you look at the UK has accused Elon Musk of stoking tensions over his reaction to a knife attack which triggered anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, the implications are hard to ignore.
The detail about violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye is something people should sit with.
Reading that violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly carried out a stabbing attack which left a man blind in his left eye — hard to argue with the logic there.