Why has Elon Musk reignited debate over the UK rape gangs scandal?

Elon Musk has reopened the national scandal surrounding gangs of men who groomed, assaulted and raped girls across England. 

In dozens of messages posted on his X platform over the past week he has ranged from including excerpts of court transcripts to calling Sir Keir Starmer “complicit in the rape of Britain”.

They represent the latest intervention by the tech billionaire, who will work in Donald Trump’s incoming administration, into the affairs of the UK.