"Obviously I don't condone the language he used, said Itoje. I was born in this country of Nigerian descent and I think it's ridiculous to say Great Britain has been colonised by immigrants because that is so far from the truth. I think it's wrong. Itoje acknowledged that Ratcliffe has since sought to clarify his words If I've read correctly he has apologised for his comments but the 31-year-old clearly remains seriously unimpressed."
"Ratcliffe, Britain's seventh-richest man, sparked the controversy in an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, in which he questioned the number of people receiving state support and relocating to the UK from abroad, saying: You can't afford you can't have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in. The UK is being colonised by immigrants, really, isn't it?"
Maro Itoje condemned Sir Jim Ratcliffe's remarks that the UK is being "colonised by immigrants", calling the phrasing ridiculous and incorrect. Itoje noted his British birth and Nigerian descent and said he did not condone Ratcliffe's language. Itoje acknowledged that Ratcliffe has apologised but remained unimpressed. Ratcliffe had questioned the number of people receiving state support and inbound migration, saying the country could not afford "nine million people on benefits". The Prime Minister urged Ratcliffe to apologise and the Football Association is investigating whether his comments brought the game into disrepute. Itoje is also coping with the recent death of his mother.
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