Tech billionaire Elon Musk stirred up a proverbial hornets' nest in recent weeks by repeatedly drawing attention to the United Kingdom's disturbing "grooming gangs" scandal of alleged groups of male migrants raping and sexually abusing children while the government largely looks the other way.

Now, in response to the unsettling developments, some in the U.K. government have proposed banning Musk's X platform to censor and silence the criticism rather than open investigations and hold alleged child rapists accountable for their despicable deeds, GB News reported.

That includes a Labour Party member of Parliament, the U.K.'s Home Office, and even top officials Musk has called out by name, such as safeguarding minister Jess Phillips and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, among others.

MP says X should be banned in the U.K.

In a recent interview with PoliticsJOE, Labour MP Lola McEvoy was asked about the enormous controversy sparked by Musk's critical commentary on his X platform about the grooming gangs scandal and how top Labour Party officials have mishandled it over the years.

"We are the oldest democracy in the world. We are committed to protecting our children and if there's a breach of the law then we'll use the full force of the law to deliver on that," McEvoy said.

Asked if that meant the X platform could be banned by the U.K. government, the left-leaning MP replied, "I think that's what it's about, right? It's about saying if these big platforms that have huge users don't comply with the Online Safety Act then they have no right to have access in this country."

"It is appalling to see her [Minister Phillips] villainized like this," McEvoy continued, per GB News, likely in reference to Musk labeling Phillips as a "rape genocide apologist" who should be imprisoned for failing to protect children from alleged rape gangs, which reportedly prompted threats against Phillips.

"I think it's a very dangerous situation where people who are not elected from other countries can have that kind of impact on our parliamentary democracy," she added. "I do think it's testimony to Jess how she's handled herself. She does not need anyone. She is rock hard."

U.K. counter-extremism unit now "monitoring" Musk and X

Meanwhile, The Telegraph reported that Musk's critical X posts about the U.K. government and grooming gang scandal are being "tracked" by a counter-extremism unit within the U.K.'s Home Office following the alleged threats against Minister Phillips.

To be sure, the Home Office would "neither confirm nor deny" the reports that Musk's posts and the X platform were being specially monitored, but an unnamed source told the media, "We keep a close eye on how disinformation and hate can proliferate, including online."

The Telegraph further reported that John Woodcock, a government advisor on political violence, said dismissively, "Britain’s democracy isn’t a plaything for foreign billionaires -- Elon Musk needs to back off and concentrate on his rockets and his cars or whatever he wants to obsess about next."

"Our electoral laws rightly forbid foreign donations and my recent review warns against our information channels being deliberately manipulated from abroad. We should be watching closely to ensure that doesn’t happen here," he added of Musk's posts and stated support for the opposition Reform Party.

Phillips and Starmer fire back

Per GB News, Minister Phillips dismissed Musk's commentary about grooming gangs as "ridiculous" and "misinformation" and suggested that the X platform could ultimately end up banned in the U.K., as she told reporters last week, "The laws apply to Elon Musk as much as they apply to anybody else."

Likewise, PM Starmer signaled potential consequences for Musk and X as he similarly dismissed what Musk has called attention to and said, "Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and wide as possible, they're not interested in victims. They're interested in themselves."