Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told ‘s Newsnight that “disinformation” spread by Elon Musk was “endangering” her but that it was “nothing” compared to the experiences of victims of abuse.
The tech billionaire and adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump labelled Phillips a “rape genocide apologist” and said she should be jailed.
Asked if the threat to her own safety had gone up since his social media posts and whether protections were in place for her safety, Phillips replied “yes”.
She said the experience had been “very, very, very tiring” but that she was “resigned to the lot in life that you get as a woman who fights violence against women and girls”.
