Elon Musk moans 'nobody should go to UK' after he's snubbed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSir Keir Starmer has responded to Elon Musk saying that people should avoid the UK. The billionaire hit out after reports that he was not invited to a major investment summit following his social media posts during the riots this summer.
The leader of SpaceX and Tesla criticised the UK and said: "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." Following a meeting with top US business figures who are expected to attend the summit, Sir Keir told journalists that the opinions stated by Mr Musk sharply differed from those of the American executives he engaged with.
READ MORE: The cost of crossing the Warburton Toll Bridge is going up for the first time in 161 YEARS He said the business chiefs described the breakfast event they had with him during his New York visit as “the best of the meetings they’ve had” during the UN General Assembly which sees political leaders jet in from around the world. “There’s a really strong window of opportunity now with the UK, given the changes we’ve brought about, our number one mission on economic growth, and to talk them through the wealth fund, the industrial strategy, what we’re doing in terms of planning, grids, etc,” Sir Keir said. “So I’m listening good and hard to what they have to say, because they will be attending the summit, and many of them are already investing in the UK. “On Tesla.
Obviously, I encourage investment from anywhere, and so I don’t want to be misunderstood on this. So good investment into the UK is what I’m very, very keen to promote.” SpaceX has reportedly been extended an invitation to participate in the October summit.
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