"He told Times Radio: [Ratcliffe} he certainly doesn't have to apologise for having an opinion. But personally, and I think, the prime minister thinks, that that language is offensive to so many people. It is completely absurd to think that our country is being colonised', which implies some kind of invasion or taken over. That's not right at all."
"Let's just be very clear that Jim Ratcliffe's comments yesterday both were offensive in terms of the language used, he got his facts wrong, and there's also something that I find quite offensive, that this man who moved to Monaco to save 4bn in tax is now lecturing us about immigration."
"Although Ratcliffe's claim that the UK population had increased by 12m over the past five years was shockingly and absurdly inaccurate, it was still moderately surprising that Downing Street criticised Ratcliffe so quickly and so explicitly."
Downing Street demanded that Jim Ratcliffe apologise for saying the UK is being colonised by immigrants, and ministers swiftly criticised his language and factual inaccuracy. Ratcliffe's claim that the UK population rose by 12 million in five years was described as shockingly inaccurate. The rapid government rebuttal contrasts with past tendencies to validate anti-immigration concerns. Morgan McSweeney's departure from the prime minister's office may allow bolder pro‑immigration expressions from the government. No 10's stance encouraged ministers to join the critique. Justice minister Jake Richards called Ratcliffe's comments offensive, absurd, and hypocritical given Ratcliffe's move to Monaco to avoid tax.
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