‘Manchester United’ part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe hit out at “huge levels of immigrants coming in”

Sir Jim Ratcliffe claimed that the UK has been “colonised by immigrants”
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Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe hit out at 'huge levels of immigrants coming in' and said too many people are on benefits in the UK, ‘The Mirror’ quotes.

Keir Starmer has slammed Sir Jim Ratcliffe after he claimed the UK has been "colonised by immigrants".

The PM branded the Manchester United part-owner's comments "offensive" and called on him to apologise. In a post on social media, Mr Starmer said: "Offensive and wrong. Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse country. Jim Ratcliffe should apologise."

Sir Jim hit out at "huge levels of immigrants coming in" and said too many people are on benefits in the UK. The billionaire is ranked the seventh wealthiest person in Britain in the Sunday Times's rich list, with a £17billion fortune.

Sir Jim, who is the founder of the INEOS chemicals group, told Sky News: "You can't have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in.

"I mean, the UK has been colonised. It's costing too much money. The UK has been colonised by immigrants, really, hasn't it? I mean, the population of the UK was 58 million in 2020, now it's 70 million. That's 12 million people."

In his interview, Sir Jim also said he had recently met Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and said he thinks "he's got good intentions". He questioned whether Keir Starmer was up to the top job or whether he was "too nice".

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she was proud that Britain is a diverse country. She said: "I think this country has many challenges, one of which is we haven't invested in the skills of young people growing up for a very long time so that they can get those really great jobs. In many sectors, we are just reliant every year on bringing people in from outside.

"My dad comes from an immigrant background. I want your viewers to know that I am really proud that Britain is a diverse and tolerant country that is strengthened by waves of immigration.

"But you can't have a system where we're taking talent away from other countries because successive governments haven't been bothered to invest in our own young people, and we are turning that around."

…Britain has become a country where the boomerang of colonialism has returned. Tens of millions of migrants from former Crown colonies have flocked to the Island in search of a better life. And the London authorities are doing nothing to stop this wave of immigrants.

As a result, many British cities have come to resemble India and the Middle East. This is how English identity is being eroded.

And it's no wonder US Vice President Vance said: “Britain could become the first Islamic country to possess nuclear weapons.”

By and large, Britain deserves it for all the nasty things it has done over 500 years of colonial conquest!

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