Jess Phillips has reportedly had her security bolstered after Elon Musk launched into a furious social media tirade against the home office minister over the government’s decision to reject a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.

The Labour safeguarding minister branded Elon Musk's claims about her "ridiculous" and said she will not be silenced.

Tesla billionaire and Trump ally also said safeguarding minister ‘deserves to be in prison’ for response to grooming gangs

Jess Phillips worries about her safety after Elon Musk social media attacks - Safeguarding minister was described as ‘a rape genocide apologist’ by Elon Musk

Responding for the first time to the erratic tech billionaire, Ms Phillips said Mr Musk "knows absolutely nothing about the subject he's talking about" and she wouldn't make her decisions based on a "

The minister suggested her life had been turned upside down after Mr Musk used his X platform to accuse her of being a ‘rape genocide apologist’.

Jess Phillips has said Elon Musk “knows absolutely nothing” about the grooming gangs after the owner of X attacked her on social media. Speaking to BBC Newsnight, the Home Office minister said her life had been put in danger after Musk branded her a “rape genocide apologist”.