British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Tesla CEO Elon Musk are in an online quarrel following anti-immigration riots that erupted in over a dozen UK cities and towns after a deadly knife attack in Southport.

Musk suggested on X (formerly Twitter) that a civil war in the UK was inevitable, blaming mass immigration policies.

Starmer condemned Musk's comments, emphasizing the criminal nature of the riots.

He promised more public duty officers to quell the violence, which has included attacks on mosques and asylum seeker hotels.

Police action has faced criticism for alleged double standards.

The riots were initially triggered by a mass stabbing in Merseyside, where Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, a British teen of Rwandan descent, was charged.

Despite rumors, police confirmed Rudakubana had no links to Islam.