World

UK Politician Breaks From Party With Offer to Dine With Musk

PLAY NICE

Kyle’s comments contrast several members of the Labor party who have suggested that the government boycott X over Musk’s inflammatory rhetoric.

Lily Mae Lazarus
Lily Mae Lazarus 

Reporter

Britain's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle walks at Downing Street, on the day of a Cabinet meeting in London, Britain, January 7, 2025.
Hollie Adams/Reuters
Lily Mae Lazarus

Lily Mae Lazarus

Reporter

LilyMaeLazarus

lilymae.lazarus@thedailybeast.com

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
PoliticsDon Jr. Snubs Girlfriend—Who’d Even Chosen Swearing-In Dress
Grace Harrington
PoliticsObama Joked to Bush: ‘How Can We Stop What’s Happening?’
Amethyst Martinez
PoliticsMAGA Offers Baffling Explanation for Elon Musk’s Salute
Josh Fiallo
TrumplandDon Jr.’s Girlfriend Front and Center at Inaugural Festivities Despite Trumpworld Doubts
Sean Craig
PoliticsTrump Slams ‘Crying’ Liz Cheney and Frees J6 ‘Hostages’
Juliegrace Brufke,
Mary Ann Akers