politics
February 12, 2026
Ratcliffe backlash: outrage over Manchester United boss comments
The Monaco-based billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has said he is sorry that his ‘choice of language has offended some people’, after growing outrage over his comments that the UK was being ‘colonised by immigrants’.

TL;DR
- Jim Ratcliffe has apologized for his language after controversial comments.
- His remarks about the UK being 'colonised by immigrants' caused outrage.
- The comments have been labeled hypocritical and reminiscent of 'far-right narratives'.
- Sports writer Jonathan Liew spoke about the backlash.
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