Elon Musk’s call to ‘fight or die’ at ‘United the Kingdom’ rally is criticised by UK minister
Police officers confront supporters of British anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, during a rally in London on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
A UK cabinet minister has criticised Elon Musk for telling supporters to “fight back or die” during far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally in central London.
The tech billionaire appeared in front of the crowd by video link on Saturday afternoon and claimed “massive uncontrolled migration” was leading to the “destruction of Britain”.
Mr Musk said “violence is coming” and urged the crowd to “fight back or you die”.
When asked if he thought Mr Musk was trying to incite violence, UK business secreta