Social media tycoon Elon Musk has blasted Britain for "releasing convicted paedophiles" online - but Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he would "encourage" his investment in the UK. Musk had failed to secure an invitation to an investment summit in the UK \- with a BBC report blaming his online comments during the summer's unrest for his snub.

Sir Keir Starmer has once again entered into a war of words with X boss Elon Musk, after the US billionaire claimed people shouldn’t go to the UK. Mr Musk said that people should avoid visiting Britain because Sir Keir is "releasing paedophiles to imprison people for social media posts".

Elon Musk clapped back at reports that he wasn't invited to an upcoming investment summit in the UK due to his provocative statements on social media.

Musk hit back at the UK’s Labour government after being left off the invite list for the country’s upcoming International Investment Summit over past tweets.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Elon Musk’s views on Britain are out of sync with other major investors, after the world’s richest man continued his war of words with the new Labour government by saying “no one should go to the UK.