Labour minister Jess Phillips hits back at 'ridiculous' Elon Musk for branding her a 'rape genocide apologist' in grooming gangs row - and says billionaire 'knows absolutely nothing'

Labour minister Jess Phillips tonight hit back at Elon Musk for branding her a 'rape genocide apologist' amid the furious political row over grooming gangs. But, in a series of TV interviews this evening, the Home Office minister branded Mr Musk's posts 'ridiculous' and claimed he 'knows absolutely nothing' about the subject. Labour minister Jess Phillips tonight hit back at Elon Musk for branding her a 'rape genocide apologist' amid the furious political row over grooming gangs The controversial billionaire, a close ally of Donald Trump, has recently launched a barrage of attacks on senior Labour figures - including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer - over the issue Both the Tories and Reform UK have since demanded a fresh national inquiry, but Sir Keir has swiped at politicians 'calling for inquiries because they want to jump on a bandwagon of the far-Right'. But Ms Phillips denied Labour's ongoing feud with Mr Musk could harm the Government's hopes of working together with Mr Trump when he takes office later this month.