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Elon Musk Predicts UK Civil War; Data Shows Safer Streets.

7/24/2026

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Elon Musk claimed civil war in Britain is inevitable, calling it “just a question of when.”
Zanny Minton Beddoes countered with data that London is safer than U.S. cities and said Musk’s X posts create a perception the United Kingdom is overrun by Muslim immigrants, rape and grooming gangs.
Musk, who has 250 million X followers, said he last visited the United Kingdom years ago and offered Beddoes a walking tour.

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Elon Musk claimed civil war in Britain is inevitable, calling it “just a question of when.”
Zanny Minton Beddoes countered with data that London is safer than U.S. cities and said Musk’s X posts create a perception the United Kingdom is overrun by Muslim immigrants, rape and grooming gangs.
Musk, who has 250 million X followers, said he last visited the United Kingdom years ago and offered Beddoes a walking tour.