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Starmer Says Musk Stirring Division Over Nowak Case

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused billionaire businessman and social media owner Elon Musk of attempting to deepen divisions in Britain following the murder of teenager Henry Nowak.

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The comments came after footage emerged showing police officers handcuffing the 18-year-old as he lay fatally injured. In the video, Nowak repeatedly tells officers that he cannot breathe. His killer, Vickrum Digwa, had claimed he was the victim of a racist attack.

The case has sparked public anger, with violent protests breaking out near the scene of the killing in Southampton. Musk, who owns the social media platform X, has posted several messages criticising the police response to the incident.

PM Criticises Musk's Comments

During a visit to York on Thursday, Starmer said Musk had been interfering in British politics and accused him of seeking to inflame tensions.

"Musk, again, has been interfering in our politics in the last few days, trying to whip up division – that is not who we are in Britain," the prime minister said.

He added that Britain was a country of "reasonable, tolerant people" and pointed to the response of Nowak's family, who have urged the public to remain calm following the teenager's death.

Investigations Underway

Starmer said the conduct of the officers involved was being examined by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. He also confirmed that guidance issued by the National Police Chiefs' Council relating to race was being reviewed in light of the case.

Asked whether he supported Conservative calls for a full misconduct investigation into the officers' actions, the prime minister said changes might be necessary and should not be ruled out.

Call for Political Restraint

However, Starmer stressed that political leaders should avoid exploiting the case.

"I think it's right that there may need to be changes and we shouldn't shy away from that," he said.

"But how we conduct ourselves now as politicians is really important."

The prime minister urged politicians of all parties to heed the wishes of Nowak's family, repeating their appeal for calm and warning against using the case to stoke further divisions.

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bannork Star Member

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Come on Musk, keep supporting ' Restore Britain' you interfering idiot, and split the right wing vote, letting Andy Burnham ' I wanna be PM' win.

Surely Farage can persuade Lowe to withdraw his candidate? Or is the rift too deep?

Vore for the Raving Monster Loony Party. You know it makes sense.

Sir Dude Gold Member

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Trouble is that Starmer is giving it oxygen to breath by being pretty much missing in action on the topic and only releasing a lame couple of sentences because he doesn't know what to do. He was on his knees for a criminal US druggie that had a rap sheet a mile long, but won't do the same for a young white UK citizen that was an innocent student... hypocrisy and indifference are bad optics and clearly a two-tier-Kier job. Same goes for all the other opportunist virtue signallers... disgusting. People are seeing through the veneer of BS.

DaRoadrunner Gold Member

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"Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused billionaire businessman and social media owner Elon Musk of attempting to deepen divisions in Britain."

The one who created the division is Starmer himself.

Our best chance to kick him out and take back control of our country is to vote Reform.

As for Restore, it looks like they are trying to divide the vote to keep Reform out.

Can we trust any of them?

dinsdale Star Member

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Starmer's an idiot and the only reason he's still there is because of the insane Labour Party's system about getting rid of a (useless) PM in Britain outside of general elections.

MikeandDow Ruby Member

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17 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Starmer's an idiot and the only reason he's still there is because of the insane Labour Party's system about getting rid of a (useless) PM in Britain outside of general elections.

Same can be said of the american System of impeachment !! you can not get rid of the moron Trump who is doing world damage

dinsdale Star Member

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17 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Starmer's an idiot and the only reason he's still there is because of the insane Labour Party's system about getting rid of a (useless) PM in Britain outside of general elections.

I got a thumbs down for this. Maybe more to come. Don't know why because Starmer is and idiot and the rules in the Labour Party in the UK to depose a leader are indeed insane. If you disagree then say why rather than the thumbs down. Thumbs down means you disagree. Have the b^llocks to say why.

dinsdale Star Member

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3 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Same can be said of the american System of impeachment !! you can not get rid of the moron Trump who is doing world damage

Interesting. Seems you don't understand either. Nevertheless your powers of deflection are still with you I see. Turn a thread about Starmer into another group circle comments of communal self pleasuring.

bannork Star Member

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42 minutes ago, DaRoadrunner said:

"Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused billionaire businessman and social media owner Elon Musk of attempting to deepen divisions in Britain."

The one who created the division is Starmer himself.

Our best chance to kick him out and take back control of our country is to vote Reform.

As for Restore, it looks like they are trying to divide the vote to keep Reform out.

Can we trust any of them?

Farage has picked up the case of the Southampton murder because he wants to win votes from Restore Britain.

34 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Starmer's an idiot and the only reason he's still there is because of the insane Labour Party's system about getting rid of a (useless) PM in Britain outside of general elections.

The Labour Party could oust Starmer tomorrow if enough MPs agreed on a successor, which they don't unless Burnham wins in Makerfield.

MikeandDow Ruby Member

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16 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Interesting. Seems you don't understand either. Nevertheless your powers of deflection are still with you I see. Turn a thread about Starmer into another group circle comments of communal self pleasuring.

Its a Forum Duh!! you have no idea !! thats maybe why all your post get a thumbs down !!

And you have no idea of the UK parliamentary system ! and as bannork has so adeptly said "The Labour Party could oust Starmer tomorrow if enough MPs agreed on a successor," not like the America system where you cannot get rid of a clearly mad president !

dinsdale Star Member

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35 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Its a Forum Duh!! you have no idea !! thats maybe why all your post get a thumbs down !!

And you have no idea of the UK parliamentary system ! and as bannork has so adeptly said "The Labour Party could oust Starmer tomorrow if enough MPs agreed on a successor," not like the America system where you cannot get rid of a clearly mad president !

"The leader being challenged would not have to secure any nominations and would automatically be on the ballot paper.

However, it is difficult to pull off a coup of this sort, given the high number of nominations required. While Gordon Brown faced open calls to go in 2008-9, the plotters could not get anyone serious to put their names forward as a challenger.

Realistically, the only way for a Labour prime minister to be forced to step down is if cabinet ministers resign from the government, declaring a loss of confidence ...".

https://news.sky.com/story/from-cabinet-resignations-to-confidence-votes-how-can-a-uk-prime-minister-be-ousted-13431744

JonnyF Star Member

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13 hours ago, bannork said:

Come on Musk, keep supporting ' Restore Britain' you interfering idiot, and split the right wing vote, letting Andy Burnham ' I wanna be PM' win.

Surely Farage can persuade Lowe to withdraw his candidate? Or is the rift too deep?

Vore for the Raving Monster Loony Party. You know it makes sense.

If a vote for Restore is a vote for Burnham does that mean a vote for Reform is a vote for Starmer?

Because the only reason Burnham is running is to remove old 2 tier Keir.

If Reform win and Burnham loses then Starmer retains power.

Vote Reform for Starmer!!!!

James105 Platinum Member

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14 hours ago, webfact said:

The prime minister urged politicians of all parties to heed the wishes of Nowak's family, repeating their appeal for calm and warning against using the case to stoke further divisions.

He is such a cowardly weasel of a "man" hiding behind a cherry picked statement that no doubt his father was encouraged to put in there to give this weasel and other cowardly leftists something to hide behind. Henry Novak's father also said that Henry was treated differently by the police and the murderer was afforded dignity (not even handcuffed when arrested for murder) whilst Henry was treated inhumanely. He also said he wanted the Kirpan banned along with all other knives. Starmer has respected neither of those wishes. He has denied that two-tier policing exists and refused to support banning the Kirpan.

He should take a damn knee for Henry, just like he did for a career criminal who had 4x lethal dose of fenatyl in his system when he died in police custody. That might help people think he cares about white British people and not just criminals of an ethnic minority and help avoid the division he is creating.

unblocktheplanet Diamond Member

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What else would you expect from a rich Boer???

BarraMarra Ruby Member

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Starmer will blame anyone that asks Questions or he will roll out " These people want to divide us " We in the UK are not like that he said, well as i live in the UK i can tell you it is divided, divided by Starmers denials and blame games. Look at the Grooming Gangs many demanded Enquiries and Starmer was forced in Parliment to act. All information such as police, Social Workers, judges , Council leaders who were quizzed on who helped cover this up were silenced or left there post's. Starmer has not and will not push these Enquiries as he knows who is behind it so he will delay anything he will not even Ackowledge most of the grooming gangs are of Pakistani origin and Muslim because he wants there favour when it comes to a general Election.

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