Cabinet minister slams Elon Musk's call to fight back or die' at Tommy Robinson's London protest

"The tech billionaire appeared in front of the Unite the Kingdom rally crowd via video link on Saturday afternoon and claimed "massive uncontrolled migration" was leading to the "destruction of Britain". Musk said that "violence is coming" and urged the crowd to "fight back or you die"."

"When asked if he thought Musk was trying to incite violence, Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the comments were slightly incomprehensible and totally inappropriate. He went on: But what we saw yesterday was over 100,000 people who were expressing freedom of association, freedom of speech, and proving that both of those things are alive and well in this country. A small minority of people who are protesting committed acts of violence against our police for which they should and they will be held accountable."

"Elon Musk has told Tommy Robinson that protesters must either fight back or you die as he appeared via video at the huge march organised by the far-right figure on Saturday in London. Musk spoke on stage with Robinson in the afternoon, claiming the UK needed a dissolution of parliament and a change of government."

Elon Musk appeared via video at the Unite the Kingdom rally and claimed "massive uncontrolled migration" was leading to the "destruction of Britain". He warned that "violence is coming" and urged protesters to "fight back or you die". Musk shared the stage with Tommy Robinson and called for a dissolution of parliament and a change of government. The rally attracted between 110,000 and 150,000 people. Business Secretary Peter Kyle described Musk's comments as slightly incomprehensible and totally inappropriate, and political leaders condemned the remarks. Counter-protests numbered about 5,000 and police deployed roughly 1,000 officers.

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