A Cabinet minister held out an olive branch to Elon Musk today after his brutal spat with Keir Starmer over the summer riots.
Science Secretary Peter Kyle insisted he is absolutely ready to engage with the Tesla chief as he played down claims he was snubbed from the UKs global investment summit.
In a round of interviews, Mr Kyle suggested that Mr Musk doesnt tend to do these sort of events - even though he did join an AI summit held by Rishi Sunak in London last year.
But the minister lavished praise on the billionaire for his staggering achievement in landing the Space X booster rocket back on its platform yesterday, saying he watched the scenes slack jawed.
When riots erupted across the UK following the Southport stabbings, the X owner suggested on his platform that a civil war in the UK was inevitable.
A Cabinet minister held out an olive branch to Elon Musk (pictured) today after his brutal spat with Keir Starmer over the summer riots
Science Secretary Peter Kyle insisted he is absolutely ready to engage with the Tesla chief as he played down claims he was snubbed from the UKs global investment summit
The minister lavished praise on the billionaire for his staggering achievement in landing the Space X booster rocket back on its platform yesterday (pictured), saying he watched the scenes slack jawed
He also attacked the PM over two-tier policing of the ensuing violence, contrasting tough sentences with early release of other prisoners.
Asked whether the Government should have invited Mr Musk, Mr Kyle told the station: Let me just send my very best to him on the safe landing of the booster rocket yesterday, it was a stunning achievement and I did watch slack-jawed at the staggering achievement that that represented.
Elon Musk has never come to any of the past investment summits that have been held under the previous government, he doesnt tend to do these sort of events, but I stand absolutely ready to engage with him, to talk about any potential global investments hes making - Im not aware of any at this moment in time.
Mr Kyle denied that the tycoons absence from the event was because he had called the PM two-tier Keir.
Absolutely not. Our Prime Minister puts the country first, party second, he told Sky News.
He has said numerous times, we want to make sure that people from around the world understand we are a Government that is open for business.
Sir Keir is pledging to get rid of regulation that needlessly holds back investment at the conference.
Ministers are set to trumpet tens of billions of pounds of investment announcements from the business leaders attending.
The Government says that international investment will help with its goals to create jobs, improve living standards, and make communities and families across the country better off.
Mr Kyle denied that the tycoons absence from the event was because he had called the PM (pictured) two-tier Keir