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Morning Call: Why Elon Musk is a danger to the Tories

It won’t be Kemi Badenoch that benefits from the fury over the grooming gangs scandal.

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The New Statesman
Jan 07, 2025
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Rachel

Good morning, Rachel here.

We are a week into the new year, and so far British politics has been almost entirely dominated by Elon Musk. Today, I take a look at what has been going on in recent days in the real world, in Westminster, and on X, and discuss what all this means for the various parties. But before that, it’s worth remembering who shoul…

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