Westminster’s reliance on Elon Musk’s X is ‘totally wrong’, says Labour MP

Exclusive: Josh Simons, close ally of Starmer, suggests Musk manipulates platform's algorithm to boost his own interests

Westminster needs to wean itself off X, a close ally of Keir Starmer has said, as he suggested that Elon Musk was deliberately manipulating its algorithm to boost his own political and personal interests.

Josh Simons, the MP for Makerfield and former head of the Starmerite thinktank Labour Together, said he believed the British political class was dangerously addicted to the platform, formerly known as Twitter. Simons maintains an active X profile, but says he is keen not to overuse" it.