Jim Ratcliffe apologises for ‘choice of language’ after saying immigrants were ‘colonising’ UK

Manchester United co-owner, who lives in Monaco, responds to backlash over comments labelled ‘offensive and wrong’ by Keir StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesThe Monaco-based billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has said he is sorry that his “choice of language has offended some people in the UK and Europe”, after a mounting backlash against his comments that the UK was being “colonised” by immigrants.The Manchester United co-owner has faced a barrage of criticism since citing inaccurate statistics and making the comments, which were labelled hypocritical and reminiscent of “far-right narratives”. Continue reading...