Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, has responded after not receiving an invite to the UK government’s International Investment Summit. It is understood that he was excluded due to his social media activity during the riots last month. Mr Musk said that he found it inappropriate for anyone to travel to the UK, given that convicted paedophiles were being released to make space for individuals arrested for comments posted on social media. In response, the government has declined to comment.
Following violence and looting across the country in August, some people were imprisoned for encouraging unrest on social media. After a stabbing attack in a dance studio in Southport, which caused the deaths of three children, civil unrest grew worse. Mr Musk predicted civil war in the UK and launched repeated attacks on the Prime Minister at the time via social media.
In October, the UK government’s International Investment Summit is the key event that PM Keir Starmer hopes to attract billions of pounds in inward funding for UK-based businesses from the world’s leading investors. The billionaire was asked to attend the same conference last year but did not appear. Mr Musk did, however, take part in November’s AI Summit, including a fireside chat with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Mr Musk owns or runs X, Tesla, and SpaceX. He is a frequent guest at the equivalent summit in France. In July, ahead of the Olympics earlier this summer, he attended a three-hour dinner with top executives with President Emmanuel Macron. Under his ownership of X, the social media network, Mr Musk lifted the ban on far-right figures, including the Britain First party.
According to Bloomberg, Mr Musk’s net worth is currently estimated to be approximately $228bn, mostly based on his holdings in Tesla, where he owns more than 13%. Despite his wealth, Mr Musk has expressed his opinions on a wide range of topics through his platform. He grew up in Pretoria, South Africa, and demonstrated business acumen at a young age, selling homemade chocolate Easter eggs and producing his first computer game at the age of 12
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