"There are a lot of billionaires making global headlines at the moment and even if we were dying of thirst, Football Daily wouldn't go for a pint with any of them. Big Sir Jim Ratcliffe almost certainly wouldn't want to come for a pint with us, given our backstreet local's clientele boasts no end of foreigners of every stripe and shade, all of whom are apparently more hell-bent on annexing the pool table than colonising the UK."
"The UK prime minister, the Greater Manchester mayor and assorted United fan groups have been among many, many folk to condemn his deranged comments about forrins' relying on handouts, labelling them crass, offensive and unhelpful. Never one to turn down a government handout himself specifically when it comes to funding Ineos or a Wembley of the North stadium project Big Sir Jim has also been accused of outright hypocrisy given his own immigrant status as a tax-dodging resident of a Mediterranean principality."
Jim Ratcliffe launched a diatribe against immigrants that used far-right rhetoric and relied on wildly inaccurate statistics. The comments provoked widespread condemnation from the UK prime minister, the Greater Manchester mayor, and Manchester United fan groups, who called the remarks crass, offensive, and unhelpful. Critics accused Ratcliffe of hypocrisy because he benefits from government funding for projects and maintains tax residency in a Mediterranean principality. Keir Starmer demanded an apology, calling the remarks offensive and asserting Britain's pride in diversity and tolerance. Observers noted the irony of a Manchester United co-owner criticizing foreigners while the team features international talent.
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