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UK slams 'deeply irresponsible' Musk comments on riots

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks out of Number 10 Downing Street to greet the Sultan of Oman in London on August 6, 2024.

A UK government minister on Tuesday slammed American tech billionaire Elon Musk for his "unacceptable" comments on social media about far-right riots gripping England and Northern Ireland.

The owner of X drew criticism for writing on the site on Sunday that a British "civil war" was inevitable. He sparked further ire on Monday with a provocative reply to a tweet by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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