The UK Government's counter-extremism unit is actively monitoring Elon Musk's social media posts amid growing concerns over their potential impact on British security. The tech billionaire's recent barrage of attacks on the Labour Government and senior politicians has prompted increased surveillance from the Home Office's counter-extremism team.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been using his platform X/Twitter to launch a barrage of attacks on the Labour government over the grooming gangs scandal

Elon Musk, a close aide to former US president Donald Trump, has launched a series of attacks on the Labour government in recent weeks, sparking fears of violence on the streets

Elon Musk’s recent obsession with UK politics is being fuelled by a series of popular accounts on his social media platform X, which the billionaire appears to be turning to for information on the grooming gangs scandal and Sir Keir Starmer’s track record as a prosecutor.

Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from