Politicians and public should consider quitting X, says Liverpool mayor

Steve Rotheram, whose region covers Southport, said misinformation on platform had contributed to riots

Politicians and the public should consider quitting Elon Musk's X platform en masse, the Labour mayor of the Liverpool city region has said after riots spread in his area.

Steve Rotheram, who has more than 75,000 followers on X, and whose region covers Southport where three girls were stabbed to death two weeks ago, said misinformation on the platform had contributed to the far-right-led riots.