Jess Phillips has reportedly had her security bolstered after Elon Musk launched into a furious social media tirade against the home office minister over the government’s decision to reject a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.

The Labour safeguarding minister branded Elon Musk's claims about her "ridiculous" and said she will not be silenced.

Cathy Newman: Elon Musk launched his attack after you rebuffed Oldham Council’s request for an inquiry into historical abuse in the town. Do you stand by that decision not to hold an inquiry, despite the fact that Alexis Jay’s inquiry only mentioned Rotherham, for example, once in 468 pages.

Rupert Soames, who is the grandson of Winston Churchill, backed the Labour politician days after the billionaire used his X social media platform to accuse her of being a “rape genocide apologist”.

Responding for the first time to the erratic tech billionaire, Ms Phillips said Mr Musk "knows absolutely nothing about the subject he's talking about" and she wouldn't make her decisions based on a "

The minister suggested her life had been turned upside down after Mr Musk used his X platform to accuse her of being a ‘rape genocide apologist’.

Jess Phillips has spoken about her fears for her life for the first time since Elon Musk unleashed a torrent of abuse against her over the child grooming scandal.

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips says she faced a “deluge of hate” after tech billionaire Elon Musk used his X social media platform to accuse her of being a “rape genocide apologist”. Mr Musk’s comments,