i would be surprised if elon musk is the man— would be surprised if elon musk is the man who _ would if elon musk is the man who manages to - would be surprised if elon musk is the man who manages to fracture | would be surprised if elon musk is- the man who manages to fracture the anglo-american— the man who manages to fracture the anglo—american alliance, _ the man who manages to fracture the anglo—american alliance, and - the man who manages to fracture the anglo—american alliance, and the - a:r1glo—american alliance, and the! § my 22:2z:55..e.e.:.::.e.......:.;.. ainglo—american alliance, and the § my flavour 2:77? ainglo—american alliance, and the § my flavour politics but he not my flavour politics but he was elected _ not my flavour politics but he was elected president of the us, and i think— elected president of the us, and i think that — elected president of the us, and i think that even in donald trump's circles— think that even in donald trump's circles there must be an ounce of nervousness about this guy who thinks _ nervousness about this guy who thinks that he can buy

— harmful intervention that elon musk is— harmful intervention that elon musk is making. eeds— cheque on elon musk presumably needs to — cheque on elon musk presumably needs to be donald trump. there is no _ needs to be donald trump. there is no evidence that trump intends _ is no evidence that trump intends to restrain elon musk's use of— intends to restrain elon musk's use of x. — intends to restrain elon musk's use of x, twitter, any social media — use of x, twitter, any social media platforms for making these — media platforms for making these kind of interventions, and — these kind of interventions, and in — these kind of interventions, and in the absence of the president elect exercising that kind of— president elect exercising that kind of influence, it has really _ kind of influence, it has really got to come from europe and from — really got to come from europe and from other leaders across the world, but it cannot be just— the world, but it cannot be just those leaders but people in business, the peers of elon musk, — in business, the peers of elon musk, back to

particularly from elon musk. , , , ., elon musk. its interesting you said him not _ elon musk.im not referring to elon musk and he said i'm not individualising this to elon musk. but the problem is these attacks are coming thick and fast from elon musk. it is difficult for the government to ignore this, now that elon musk is about to be in a powerful position in the us?- position in the us? yes, arguably _ position in the us? yes, arguably he _ position in the us? yes, arguably he is _ position in the us? yes, arguably he is already i position in the us? yes, arguably he is already inj position in the us? yes, i arguably he is already in a powerful position as the world's richest man and the owner of x. his influence will increase. it is difficult for the government to ignore it. not least when elon musk�*s comments dominate the headlines and he makes these attacks on the british government. he said i won't tolerate politicians jumping on the bandwagon. the focus was on politicians here, on particularly on the conservative party. who he accused ofjumping on the bandwagon. he sa

even that elon musk is tom's right-hand| elon musk is tom's right—hand quy' elon musk is tom's right—handtom's right—hand guy, ithink, on elon musk is tom's right—hand guy, i think, on this front especially with social networking and with a long's ownership of acts i think it will be very favourable to the world of social media. that said i do worry about the potential for regulatory things that could happen that could favour x and disadvantage the more open platforms hopefully we will not see that happen. i will say that one of the things that has been great is many people have been on an ex— have been searching for more open opportunities and open platforms, specifically because they do not want to be trapped in a specific platform, they do not agree with the moderation policies. l115 not agree with the moderation olicies. ,, , ., ., , policies. us safety regulators have opened _ policies. us safety regulators have opened a _ policies. us safety regulators have opened a new _ policies. us safety regulators have opened a new probe - policies. us safety regulators| have opened a new probe

elon musk�*s interventions are helping whip it up anew, and now others have waded in.noch and the conservatives said there should be a new national public inquiry. nigel farage says he supports that too. elon musk will in a few days become part of the american administration, so he has an important international role. some of his language has been completely unacceptable, the fact that some politicians in this country are now under greater protection as a consequence is also unacceptable. but in many ways, that is a distraction. the spotlight should be on the failure of this government to have a nationwide inquiry into these grooming gangs. there was an independent inquiry set up a decade ago which spent seven years investigating abuse in england and wales. two and a half years ago, it produced 20 recommendations. its chair is now working with a new group, whose mission she says is not to call for new inquiries, but to advocate for the full implementation of the original recommendations. and her group says the original inquiry, which heard from over 7500 victims and su

she defended elon musk�*s commentary calling it courageous. defended elon musk's commentary calling itial media networks _ calling it courageous. social media networks have - media networks have traditionally operated as silos managed by large technology firms but a new technology may soon enable users to communicate across social media platforms independent from one another. meta's thread and a social network aggregator recently joined, social network aggregator recentlyjoined, but will it gain mainstream appeal? we are joined by the chief executive of clipboard, who served on the board of x. thanks forjoining us to talk about this. help us understand how big part of (unknown term) helps clipboard? it gives everybody access to a lot more people who may be were not using it before. people that were currently on threads or who were on capped blue guy, giving everybody a place where they can all connect regardless of the applications they are using. of the applications they are usina. �* , , ,., using. as we seen in reporting the promise — using. as we seen in reporting the promise of— u

ijust want to be clear, can elon musk— about it. an elon muskjust carry on doing this with impunity? it is not any old person or any old billionaire, he is an adviser to the man who is moving into the white house, so what would your message he to him, as someone who is part of the government, trying to take on these issues? he government, trying to take on these issues? ., , ., ., , issues? he has got a bigger platform. — issues? he has got a bigger platform. he _ issues? he has got a bigger platform, he has— issues? he has got a bigger platform, he has got - issues? he has got a bigger platform, he has got a - issues? he has got a bigger i platform, he has got a bigger issues? he has got a bigger - platform, he has got a bigger voice, so he can say what he likes, but what we are focused on is making sure we deliverjustice, to make sure we deliverjustice, to make sure that we tackle violence against women and girls, and let's not forget, there was an independent inquiry in this country into grooming gangs, the alexis jay report, none

part of the reason is actually one elon musk was at openai, one elon musk was at openai, one of the original a for profit, to make it easier to raise money, for example. in terms of that ground, ithink example. in terms of that ground, i think that is more about elon musk trying to basically undermine a direct competitor. he has since started his own ai company, so i think targeting its restructuring is a useful way of bogging them down legally. in terms of that second argument about monopoly i think actually elon musk is absolutely right, even though i am not necessarily sure about how genuine his intentions are. microsoft has invested about $13 billion in openai, has the right to the majority of its profits and has privileged access to its technology and that has enabled microsoft to take an early lead in the ai market and become increasingly dominant and also to prevent openai from competing directly and so i think from a fair competition perspective, that is concerning so elon musk has a point. it is concerning so elon musk has a oint. ., ., , ., a point. it would not be a business _ a p

talent is a little bit - about md and elon musk. we note that alice weidel about afd and elon musk.e note that alice weidel had a chat on acts recently. what took part in that discussion? there is a lot of concern and there is more about how elon musk is trying to push the afd. it was shown live on elon musk�*s acts. he got a lot of audience to the afd, and this is why members from other parties are fearing that this is foreign interference in behalf of elon musk and other non—german countries men. all of these are highly prominent people sharing and welcoming all the support by elon musk. thank you for talking to us about he got a lot of musk�*s acts. he got a lot of audience to the afd, and this is why members from other parties are fearing that this is foreign interference in behalf of elon musk and other non—german countries men. all of these are highly prominent people sharing and welcoming all the support by elon musk. thank you for talking to us about the complexities of the german election, thank you. more now on the claim by ukraine's president that two wounded north korean

and what to see elon musk at once nigel farage? wants anything from nigel farage i really don't. he sees what nigel does and believes and he has a level of support that absolutely but i don't think musk wants anything from nigel. what does reform, nigel, one from last? i think it's more not so much the money but it's looking at how musk supported tramp in campaigning in key seats, in key states, in pennsylvania and elsewhere, because reform is great in the air war but the ground is where we need... 2025 is about building a machine for the general election, is what he said. let's see. the bit the bigger links altogether is that people who like reform has felt let down by the main political parties. they were made promises which were not delivered on. that is a serious cancer for our political... year after year after year. is one of the reasons went to the reform yesterday because something is happening with this increasing membership. as we are talking about yesterday, there were people of all different ages there, it was not a par

but if he's constantly having to fend off, well, how close is elon musk to tommy robinson?tical problem for reform and for nigel farage. yeah, christian, that's a really interesting point. and, you know, even among maga, the maga world here, we are seeing some some cracks there in elon musk�*s influence. and, you know, laura loomer, a far—right figure here who has obviously in the past been very controversial, she criticised elon musk when he and vivek ramaswamy, remember, the two of them are heading up the new department of government efficiency, talked about the need for h—ib visas here in the us. so bringing in kind of the top—talent engineers and that clashes with some of the america first anti—immigration rhetoric that we're seeing from the maga world. so, you know, his position is going to be fascinating to watch. but it brings me, i think, to the point that i've been looking at this week, which is the new congress coming in the 119th congress. of course, you know, it's going to be very interesting to watch. and i've been thinking about what a challenge it will be abo

elon musk has been _ feelthe need to respond? elon musk has been very _ feel the need to respond?k has been very critical, quite explicitly critical both of keir starmer directly over his time when he was director of public prosecutions in england and wales and so what elon musk said was his failure to bring prosecutions against grooming gangs. critical of keir starmer on the one hand, critical of the safeguarding minister jess critical of the safeguarding ministerjess phillips for her refusal to hold a national inquiry into those grooming gangs and as you have mentioned now, and some very stark and ecstasy language, used by elon musk, the tech billionaire, owner of x and most crucially perhaps, part of donald trump's incoming us administration in just a couple of weeks' time. so that is the context, we have had those very critical remarks over the last few days in particular. keir starmer issuing there, you had a bit of it, what was a very full throated defence, not only of his time as director of public prosecutions but also of his own government's record and his safeguarding mi

i think the bi elon musk is concerned? i think the his prize — elon musk is concerned? i think the big prize for all _ elon musk is concerned? i think the big prize for all these - the big prize for all these people is global domination. i believe that the technology leaders in the united states all believe that their companies are sovereign, that they are equivalent to or more important than the countries in which they operate. for that reason, elon musk is particularly dangerous, because his vision is global. it is very much a surveillance based, essentially government subsidised, authoritarian vision. what i will be interested to see, and i say this with great fear, is how long elon musk can court trump before one of the other of them gets tired. he may be the proof point that being incredibly rich doesn't mean that you are either wise or even particularly smart. he is a tremendous risk taker and he's been incredibly fortunate, the risk see has taken have worked out, but many of the things he has done don't make any sense, and his daily behaviour, if you watch it, is

mind you, we don't know whether elon musk is interested | whether elon musk is interested in buying tiktoksted parties as well, most notably, mr b's, very popular youtube and tiktok star, he posted on x last week that he was interested in buying tiktok, somewhat as a joke but as laurie has now confirmed that is actually being serious about it. meanwhile, other social media platforms like instagram and x, there have been scrambling to rule out a new feature, trying to law those content creators while tiktok faces an uncertain future. . ~ while tiktok faces an uncertain future. ., ~' , ., while tiktok faces an uncertain future. ., ,, , ., ., future. thank you for getting us across _ future. thank you for getting us across that _ future. thank you for getting us across that story. - future. thank you for getting i us across that story. president trump is also considering attempts of tariffs on goods imported from china, from the beginning of february. trump's said the move would be in response to fenta nyl said the move would be in response to fentanyl being sent from china to mexico and cana

within hours of that, elon musk orsay within hours of that, elon musk or say that nigel farage shoulded talking about a man called rupert lowe, the mp for great yarmouth, also elected in the july great yarmouth, also elected in thejuly general election, started talking about whether he should be the leader instead. it is deeply destabilising, embarrassing for nigel farage. the reason for it is very important. there is a substantive disagreement there, which is that elon musk believes that tommy robinson, who is currently in prison in this country for contempt of court, should play a role this country for contempt of court, sh

footsteps or take — in elon musk's footsteps or take a _ in elon musk's footsteps or take a page outaution, in terms of elon musk's relationship with donald — elon musk's relationship with donald trump, it is not necessarily going to be... may not be — necessarily going to be... may not be rosy forever. there has been — not be rosy forever. there has been chatter in trump circles around — been chatter in trump circles around mar—a—lago about whether elon around mar—a—lago about whether eion musk— around mar—a—lago about whether elon musk is in some ways overstaying his welcome. we know — overstaying his welcome. we know donald trump likes to be the centre of attention, likes to be — the centre of attention, likes to be the _ the centre of attention, likes to be the one calling all the shots — to be the one calling all the shots and does not like it when someone — shots and does not like it when someone could eclipse him and elon— someone could eclipse him and elon musk with how vocal he is online, — elon musk with how vocal he is online, with how... front and forward — online, with h

i see elon musk at once nigel faraae? ., �* ~ ., farage? g from - farage? i don't know if musk wants anything from nigel. wants anything from nigel forage _ wants anything from nigel farage i really don't. he sees what — farage i really don't. he sees what nigel does and believes and he — what nigel does and believes and he has a level of support that— and he has a level of support that absolutely but i don't think— that absolutely but i don't think musk wants anything from nigei~ _ think musk wants anything from nigel. what does reform, nigel, one from — nigel. what does reform, nigel, one from last? i think it's more _ one from last? i think it's more not _ one from last? i think it's more not so much the money but it's looking — more not so much the money but it's looking at how musk supported tramp in campaigning in key— supported tramp in campaigning in key seats, in key states, in pennsylvania and elsewhere, because _ pennsylvania and elsewhere, because reform is great in the air war— because reform is great in the air war but _ becaus

but elon musk is new spending advisory group has been named, doge, to promote the dog cryptocurrency from. musk made that acronym out of different words, so they call it department of government efficiency, it's not actually a federal department but they wanted to get the d in there, you have to have congress if you want to create a department, but musk is trying to get free media and promotion any time any outlet, print, digital television, have to necessarily cover this incoming administration and what he says he's going to do as an outside advisor and they end up saying doge a lot which prevents -- promotes his crypto, which he owns. we will covered the advisory group when it's advisory but other than those fact checked we are not going to be referring to it, now, this is a somewhat common ploy by elon musk and i'm beginning with this not because it's a cute dog, not because we are trying to make some larger point but the coast, it is telling that this whole thing doesn't begin with a focus on you or saving you money or your tax dollars, it weekends quite blatantly, by promoting el

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elon musk's appeal -- musk appeals to the chinese government.e has a long-standing relationship with that country. the thing i want to give pause on, the whole point of this entire exercise of trying to disentangle tiktok from its ownership was to reduce the links to china. with the u.s. government go with a solution that involved somebody that is expected to be friendly with china? maybe it won't matter because of elon musk's ties to donald trump, which the chinese government sees as a positive. he has been at trump's side. he gave more than $250 million in support of his campaign. we are trying to get -- they are trying to get this app out of connection to the chinese government and the chinese government has a say in how that happens because of the tiktok algorithm. it is getting very complicated very fast. mike: back to elon musk, but more from the perspective of him as a social media platform owner already. how would acquiring tiktok work for him? is this something he has floated before or thought about before? how would he come up with the

and you can't move for news about elon musk, donald trump.'t move for news about these appalling fires. and on the political sofa this morning, a new government agenda to seize back some of the agency. yes. so artificial intelligence, which broadly speaking, is computers getting cleverer and cleverer and cleverer is what the government wants to be talking about for the next few days. keir starmer himself will be popping up tomorrow talking about it. so this morning the tech secretary, peter kyle, was in our studio and indeed in others, at our chums across the industry, talking about what he believes is a very, very significant opportunity for the economy and also opportunities for us because he reckons the government can be much more efficient. he reckons that all of our lives can be improved by massive advances in al, as it's known. but i should be worried about al, i'm told. well, both, right? and this is an is an interesting thing, isn't it? this is the point. what we were trying to explore tomorrow is how the government gets a balance rig

and i don't know that he's ever had an advisor like elon musk. mean, let's be honest, he's you know, he's a different kind of guy. and elon is a personality and he's used to giving his opinions and statements on things. i'm not sure that's a bad thing, actually. i think the overall impact of elon musk on the trump orbit has been really good, and his impact on the country is is really good. so i don't know how this is going to turn out. i know these kinds of announcements are important to presidents. these kinds of investments are important to new administrations. but, you know, i would listen to elon. i mean, he's obviously got some information and some opinions about this. and i don't know how much of this is going to be aired in front of and behind the scenes, but. >> elon musk keeps on overshadowing donald trump. i mean, you had. >> in the inauguration. >> then it. >> was the hand gesture. quote, unquote. >> that is. >> the subject of. >> great mystery. >> and debate. yeah. >> the subject of great mystery and debate. >> you're talking about you

the world's richest man, elon musk, the billionaire entrepreneur.sk is a businessman with a growing drive for politics, and a growing habit of claiming the british government, the prime minister, is incompetent. he accused keir starmer of being complicit in the rape of britain, and that he should go. he called the home office ministerjess phillips a rape genocide apologist, and today, he conducted a survey on x about whether the people of america should liberate the people of britain from their tyrannical government. now, listen to the prime minister's indignant is, his anger in defending his record as director of public prosecutions. he says he challenged those who ignored the victims. when i was chief prosecutor for five years, i tackled that head on, and when i left office, we had the highest number of child sexual abuse cases being prosecuted on record. and now, he says... so this government will get on with the job of protecting victims, but what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based on lies without calling it out. what i won't t

who to look to, you know, should those links be made then to elon musk and president trump?, you know, reminds me of in the first term, you know, there was obviously a sense of having to curry favour a bit with then—president trump and now with president—elect trump. there are a few members of the team — i mean, we can't forget his family as well, donjr who's played an important part in some of the cabinet picks — and i a sense, i guess perhaps and a sense, i guess perhaps internationally of understanding that, you know, they can build these ties with president elect trump. but also if someone like elon musk is going to have a big influence on the administration and his policies, that that's going to present a new challenge. you know, eight years ago, we started a programme here called 100 days, and the premise of the programme was that we would look at trumpism in america, but also how it reflected back on the rest of the world. and that feels to me very much where we are right now. obviously, on this side, there is enormous trepidation because of what has been threatened t

i think the - frontrunner is elon musk, given trump and elon musk, given his ironclad relationship withre but oracle is clearly in the running on microsoft will probably be a long shot. we believe there is a 95% chance, a game of high—stakes poker going on. isn't there a conflict of interest for musk given he owns x? given his relationship with china and president trump? there is a lot of conflicts, a lot of area to navigate but we are in uncharted waters as we talked about and i think the reality is that they get a deal done, there needs to be someone thatis done, there needs to be someone that is hand—picked from beijing but also trump lighthouse and that is why i think elon musk, it was a bit for the ages betting on trump and now would clearly benefit. south korea's economy barely grew in the last three months of last year, following a political crisis. present your was impeached and suspended from duties for trying to impose martial law. —— president yoon. before we go, a quick check on us markets and the main indexes of all street with the s&p 500 hitting an all—time high. investor

been an appearance by linda yackareno, the ceo of the social media platform x which is owned by elon musk been accused of spreading disinformation on the platform, especially as it pertains to european politics, to uk politics. we asked her about this backstage and here is how it went. excuse me, linda, sorry to interrupt. i am with the bbc in the uk... hang on a minute. i am in a meeting. i am sorry. whether elon musk is undermining it? is undermining democracy in the uk. elon musk has levelled accusations against uk prime ministers sir keir starmer having to do with his record prosecuting child sex abuse cases. sue �*s time has pushed back and said the online discourse has crossed a line. she defended the commentary of elon musk saying it was courageous. social media networks have traditionally operated as silos managed by large technology firms but a new technology may soon enable users to communicate across social media platforms independent from one another. meta's threads and a social network aggregator recentlyjoined, but will it gain mainstream appeal? we arejoined by the chief ex

and you can't move for news about elon musk, donald trump.'t move for news about these appalling fires. and on the political sofa this morning, a new government agenda to seize back some of the agency. yes. so artificial intelligence, which broadly speaking, is computers getting cleverer and cleverer and cleverer is what the government wants to be talking about for the next few days. keir starmer himself will be popping up tomorrow talking about it. so this morning the tech secretary, peter kyle, was in our studio and indeed in others, at our chums across the industry, talking about what he believes is a very, very significant opportunity for the economy and also opportunities for us because he reckons the government can be much more efficient. he reckons that all of our lives can be improved by massive advances in al, as it's known. but i should be worried about al, i'm told. well, both, right? and this is an is an interesting thing, isn't it? this is the point. what we were trying to explore tomorrow is how the government gets a balance rig

they were not coming from elon musk. they were coming from elon musk.part and parcel of politics today and being an mp today and the fact we now have social media and widespread use of social media, it has made being a politician very different is a choice of career for many women. like the leader of the conservatives who you are not a massive fan of it seems, you also want to see a full national inquiry, another one. when did you first realise you wanted that? g , ., did you first realise you wanted that? g , a, did you first realise you wanted that? , a, , , did you first realise you wanted that? , a, ,, a, a, a, that? just on the issue of i am not a massive — that? just on the issue of i am not a massive fan. _ that? just on the issue of i am not a massive fan, i— that? just on the issue of i am not a massive fan, i did _ that? just on the issue of i am not a massive fan, i did back- that? just on the issue of i am not a massive fan, i did back robert . a massive fan, i did back robert jenrick for the leadership and i do support kemi badenoch as lead

he takes orders from donald trump and elon musk. he has fully gone in on this doge committee, whatever that is going to be, that essentially wants to rollback rights and hard-earned benefits and programs like social security and medicare. we know elon musk essentially controls the republican party. they are talking about eliminating things like the department of education. so i think mike johnson has bought in to this and it is huge for elon musk and his billionaire friends. this fight will be against the billionaires, elon musk and donald trump trying to do everything in his power to enrich his friends. >> i get a lot of questions from my friends on social media and the number one question i've gotten over the last couple of days is, do democrats have a plan and what will democrats do? it seems like you are looking to work with them but i'm looking to see where they say it will make sense to work with y'all. >> at the end of the day republican say they want to have more security, but what does that mean? it means mass deportation,

elon musk having a go not 'ust at in. elon musk having a go not just at the — in.g a go not just at the labour— in. elon musk having a go not i just at the labour government, but also at the reform uk, saint nigel farage is not fit to be the leader. == saint nigel farage is not fit to be the leader. -- saying... niel to be the leader. -- saying... nigel farage _ to be the leader. -- saying... nigel farage had _ to be the leader. -- saying... nigel farage had been - to be the leader. -- saying... j nigel farage had been hoping that maybe mr musk would send some money to reform uk's way, to disrupt a party in uk politics, being against the status quo, being anti immigration. again, they seem to have had an falling out over nigel farage not being willing to stand up all support tommy robinson who, as you mention at the start, is a far right activist, takes a very anti—radical islam's year and is currently in prison. it shows you the sort of dilemmas that politicians in countries where elon musk takes an interest, the dangers of mixing your politics and relationship of

>> on the one hand, elon musk can be a good interlock for europeans and americans p..e knows europe and germany. it is strange he is promoting the afd when a lot of the platform or ideology for the platform go against his business interests as well. certainly deregulation is important for elon musk and it is interesting to see the afd framed as the party that wants less state and more individual high riots because people are against migration and germany is facing demographic decline. it does need more investment and innovation and it needs to be pro u.s. and pro security given the geopolitical challenges the country is facing. there is a little bit of a disconnect, but at the same time, we will see if elon musk proves to be a beneficial bridge for europe and the united states. >> i guess we'll find out. in the meantime, i would also like your thoughts on what is likely to happen under a new german government. the polls you highlighted suggest the cdu returning to the lead. questions where germany is going do go in terms of fiscal policy going forward. given the cdu ro

democracy in the uk and whether elon musk is undermining it. thank you. ainst uk prime minister sir keir starmer, having to do with his record prosecuting child sex abuse cases. sir keir has pushed back and most recently has said that the online discourse has now crossed a line. on stage here at ces, yaccarino defended musk�*s commentary, calling it courageous. all this comes after meta — which owns facebook and instagram — announced it will end third—party fact checking on its social media platforms in the us. founder and ceo mark zuckerberg said there was �*too much censorship�* and that the move would promote freedom of expression. meta has this week reshuffled its board with the departure of former liberal democrat leader nick clegg as its head of corporate affairs. it has appointed trump ally and ultimate fighting championship dana white. so has mr trump's win sparked a cultural shift in silicon valley? mr zuckerberg suggests so. the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritising speech. so we're going to get

the world's richest man, elon musk, the billionaire entrepreneur. the social media site x too. mr musk is a businessman with a growing drive for politics and a growing habit of claiming the british government, the prime minister, is incompetent. he accused keir starmer of being complicit in the rape of britain and that he should go. he called the home office ministerjess phillips a "rape genocide apologist", and today, he conducted a survey on x about whether the people of america should liberate the people of britain from their tyrannical government. now, listen to the prime minister's indignance, his anger in defending his record as director of public prosecutions. he says he challenged those who ignored the victims. when i was chief prosecutor for five years, i tackled that head on, and when i left office, we had the highest number of child sexual abuse cases being prosecuted on record. and now, he says... so this government will get on with the job of protecting victims, but what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based on lies witho

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elon musk posted this response on his account. have been killed in a fire at a ski resort in turkiye. at least two people died after trying to jump to safety. over 200 people were staying there. and we knew some of the news tonight's been heavy so we though we would leave you with ten seconds of something a bit lighter. it was announced that these baby pandas will make their public debut in hong kong in february, day after they turn to six months old. and a public naming event is being called to decide what to call them. that's us. have a good one. hello and welcome to sportsday with me gavin ramjaun. a thriller in the champions league as barcelona comeback to defeat benfica in the final moments. alex hartley says she has been given "the cold shoulder" by england players at the women's ashes because of comments the former spinner made about the team's fitness. and we're in rome for the launch of this years six nations with ireland starting their bid to defend their back to back titles. hello there, and welcome along to the program

why is elon musk backing a white nationalist in jail in britain? tickets to his political transformation during the 2024 campaign, as you said, most of these guys tend to be libertarian and musk was left- leaning to begin. he had -- in the last 18 months where he sees himself as a leader of a pam transatlantic christian nationalist movement. >> these men have an unlimited amount of money. what they do not have is an unlimited amount of power. with donald trump in office, they don't have to run for office. they can have a bat phone. elon musk can be a shadow president and get whatever he wants. he will have unlimited money and unlimited power. that is what he is getting. >> he tweeted political powers better than financial power. that's what they are realizing. >> until congress is in session and they realize they can talk, talk, talk, but when doors close, only those elected leaders get to make decisions. last question to you, max. "new york times" has been reporting that maybe there is love lost between trump and musk. i don't know if i believe it.

elon musk is notjust downing street. elon musk is not just world's which downing street.notjust world's which is man, not just the owner of social media platform x. in two weeks, he will play a key part in donald trump's incoming us administration. the tight rope that keir starmer is having to always needing to respond to the criticism. without wanting to upset donald trump. the us government very careful to maintain relationships with them. i suppose that is the path that keir starmer is trying to walk and i suppose it struck me that this was a very carefully planned and worded intervention to what seemed like an off—the—cuff question. harry, thank you very much. harry, thank you very much. harry farley there. justin trudeau has announced he'll step down as the prime minister of canada and as the leader of his party. he's been in office for nine years. he also announced the temporary suspension of parliament. mr trudeau has been under pressure to resign for months, with more than 20 fellow members of his liberal party publicly urging him to go. a little earlier, this is

elizabeth: they don't like elon musk followers in the world. >> it is really quite amazing. dent of france, who can pairly hold on to -- barely hold on to power, musk just stands there and he gets more powerful every day, that the world voting. ism don luskin thank you so much, we ran out of time, over to dagen mcdowell and guy. dagen: thank you

starlink, which is part of elon musk�*s spacex rocket company, already allows users around the world satellites. its dominance has raised concerns about the power mr musk has over internet access in some parts of the world as tech journalist chris stokel—walker told me earlier. we obviously have this almost monopoly at the minute. with elon musk dominating the area through starlink, we are going to see, i think, increasingly satellite internet, which is provided by satellites orbiting in low earth orbit, around about 500, 600 or so miles above the earth's surface, becoming ever more important to reach those hard to get to places, things where you can't really get to through your traditional means of broadband internet. and so we know that elon musk can be a bit of a quixotic character. we know that he can change his mind. and so any competition, not least one backed by a big tech company like amazon, can really provide that strong competition that will hopefully help consumers in the long run. yes, and that's the thing, isn't it? amazon now asking the regulator for permission to laun

what did he say about the potential donation from elon musk specifically?. he said that the 100 million that some had rumoured was for the birds, but he said that elon musk may well donate to reform uk. so i think it's we're in a wait and see mode for that. it was interesting, i thought yvette cooper, i mentioned that letter that she had written to the conservatives earlier and that we've seen a copy of. she says in that letter that for years there has been a cross—party consensus on tackling child sexual abuse, and she hopes that will continue at the moment from all this, that looks unlikely. the first big film awards of the season take place later, with the 82nd golden globes in los angeles. a win at the globes can boost a film's profile just as bafta and oscar voters are preparing to make their nominations. emma vardy has more. the golden globes kicks off hollywood's awards season with what's known as the biggest party of the year. and i've been getting a little look at how the celebrities get ready. but first, the runners and riders. here we go. you're

with elon musk clearly being heard saying my heart goes out to you.seeing it as a sincere gesture, gesticulating his heart and putting it out, but others are likening it to a nazi salute. elon musk seems to be getting some of the spotlight on donald trump's inauguration day. who out of the social media bosses were there today and why is that important? >> thank you. exactly as you highlighted, elon musk of all the social media bosses is the one who's been getting the most attention, including following that clip of him making that gesture which has sparked more polarization online. people suggesting exact what you say that it could be a nazi salute, other people saying this was relevant to what he was saying. it is just another example of how involved elon musk seems to have become, not just in u.s. politics but in this donald trump presidency just as it is getting underway. he was not the only boss who was featured at the inauguration. he was there, prominently visible. bosses of all the big social media and tech companies, everyone from mark zuckerb

cuts for elon musk and his friends. that's what the fight in this congress will be. it will be against the billionaires, against elon musk and donald trump trying to do everything in his power to enrich his friends. >> i get a lot of questions from folks on my little social media. i ask, what's on their minds. the last couple of questions i have is, do democrats have a plan? what will democrats do? it sounds like they will work with republicans where it makes sense, but i'm looking to see where republicans have said it makes sense to work with y'all. >> i don't think there is a lot of places where it will make sense. at the end of the day, republicans want to have more security. what does it mean? it means mass deportations. it means children in camps. it means not having any pathways to work permits for people who have been here for 20 and 30 years. so the republicans' idea of bipartisanship is we get everything you want. you get nothing. by the way, we will cut your benefits. we distribute that wealth and give it to o

this a sign that he does not have i mean, if sam altman is the person involved in this deal, not elon musk. musk has his own company that he's started. is that a sign that he doesn't have, you know, the toehold or he's not as secure? >> well, openai, which sam runs is is the is the leader, period. they just are the leader in everything with chatgpt. so you would want to do a deal with them that's in this country. so i don't i don't see why he's surprised by that. and in this case, someone close to not not not the openai but other people involved said that. notice he wasn't in the roosevelt room. he didn't wander in like he did with jeff bezos. he didn't wander into meetings, which he tends to do at mar-a-lago. the white house is a little different. you can't just wander into things. and specifically, those companies didn't want elon near this thing. and trump seemed to agree with it. >> what did you think of the hand gesture elon musk gave? how did. >> you i thought. he i think it was a fascist salute. i think he knew what he was doing. i don't know, i don't live inside that head of his. s

and now here we are like elon musk is sort of running the country. do you feel the same way like how did we get here? >> yes. i think there are a couple maxims that i have to sort the world and i always think, especially in the last decade, you have to bet on the dumbest outcome. you cannot count out the dumbest outcome. and he is a master of pseudo- events. he throws out a lot of balloons and things do not come to fruition, but certain things do. right? he does follow through and sometimes a court will force him to buy twitter and then it turns out that he has or uses it to leverage his influence. it is frankly astonishing that we are here, but we are definitely here. >> and you have chronicled this in a great book that i recommend to people. i think i had a thought of like how much could this matter really? and i think i was wrong and i undersold what it would mean to have him running this platform and what it's influence with the. what do you think? >> yeah. i think it is easy to underestimate the power of twitter or x because it is used by so few

the world's richest man, elon musk, the billionaire entrepreneur.esla and he owns the social media site x, too. mr musk is a businessman with a growing drive for politics and a growing habit of claiming the british government, the prime minister is incompetent. he accused keir starmer of being complicit in the rape of britain and that he should go. he called the home office ministerjess phillips a rape genocide apologist, and today he conducted a survey on x about whether the people of america should liberate the people of britain from their tyrannical government. now listen to the prime minister's indignance, his anger in defending his record as director of public prosecutions. he says he challenged those who ignored the victims. when i was chief prosecutor for five years, i tackled that head—on. and when i left office, we had the highest number of child sexual abuse cases being prosecuted on record. and now, he says... so this government will get on with the job of protecting victims, but what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based o