Jess Phillips criticises 'ridiculous statements' made by Elon Musk in grooming gangs row

The safeguarding minister Jess Phillips says she has "more important things to be thinking about" than Elon Musk after he accused her of being a "rape genocide apologist". It came after the minister rejected a request for the government to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham. Speaking to Sky's political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Ms Philips condemned Mr Musk's "ridiculous statements" and cares "deeply" about the issues around grooming gangs and will listen to victims and "not to a man who spreads misinformation". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/jess-phillips-has-more-important-things-to-think-about-than-elon-musk-13285103 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-starmer-labour-nhs-badenoch-tories-latest-live-hub-12593360