Nigel Farage said ‘those on the left have been throwing these jibes at the right for many decades’ after Elon Musk labelled Labour’s safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips, a ‘rape genocide apologist.’ Wes Streeting has said attacks on the MP are a ‘disgraceful smear.’ The X owner also accused Sir Keir Starmer of allowing ‘rape gangs to exploit young girls without facing justice’ during his time as Director of Public Prosecutions. ‘I would rather live in a world where we are free to cause offence’ The Reform UK leader added. The comments come after Phillips denied requests for a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham.