Minister and Burnham escalate row with ‘hypocritical’ Ratcliffe over claim UK colonised by immigrants – politics live

Labour mayor of Greater Manchester joins those criticising Ratcliffe over his comments The GMB union has alos criticised Jim Ratcliffe over his comments about immigration. The union represents workers employed by Ineos, the chemicals company set up and run by Ratcliffe. Andy Prendergast, the GMB’s national secretary, said:Anyone who watches football knows the beautiful game is a shining example multiculturalism; people from across the world playing in harmony.
In light of this, Radcliffe’s crass and insensitive comments just underline how out of touch and offensive he truly is.
His reign at Man Utd has been marked by mass dismissals of loyal staff and chaos on the pitch.
Frankly, his right to comment on UK affairs should have ended the moment he sloped off to Monaco to avoid paying his taxes.These comments go against everything for which Manchester has traditionally stood: a place where people of all races, faiths and none have pulled together over centuries to build our city and our institutions, including Manchester United FC.Calling for curbs on levels of immigration is one thing; portraying those who come here as a hostile invading force is quite another. Continue reading...