Manchester United co-owner and one of the UK’s most influential figures, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has claimed that the nation has been “colonised by immigrants’ 🚨
Sir Jim believes that Britain faces significant political, social and economic challenges – led by a huge rise in immigration in recent years.
The founder of chemicals giant INEOS has warned Britain that a huge wave of immigrants “coming in” is “costing too much money.” 💸
He said: “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.”
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates that the UK’s population was 67 million in 2020 and 70 million in 2024.
Monaco resident Sir Jim has also taken aim at Keir Starmer, claiming that he may not be the right man for the job.
He added: “I don’t know whether it’s just the apparatus that hasn’t allowed Keir to do it or, or he’s maybe too nice – I mean, Keir is a nice man. I like him, but it’s a tough job and I think you have to do some difficult things with the UK to get it back on track, because at the moment I don’t think the economy is in a good state.”
A recent meeting with Reform leader Nigel Farage prompted Sir Jim to add: “I think Nigel is an intelligent man, and, I think he’s got good intentions. But in a way, you could say exactly the same about Keir Starmer. I think it needs somebody who’s prepared to be unpopular for a period of time to get the big issues sorted out.”
[📺 Sky News]
