"You can't have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in. I mean, the UK has been colonised. It's costing too much money. The UK has been colonised by immigrants, really, hasn't it? I mean, the population of the UK was 58 million in 2020, now it's 70 million. That's 12 million people."
"I think Nigel is an intelligent man, and, I think he's got good intentions. But in a way, you could say exactly the same about Keir Starmer. I think it needs somebody who's prepared to be unpopular for a period of time to get the big issues sorted out."
"I am sorry that my choice of language has offended some people in the UK and Europe and caused concern, but it is important to raise the issue of controlled and well-managed immigration that supports economic growth."
Sir Jim Ratcliffe warned that the UK cannot sustain an economy with nine million people on benefits alongside significant immigration, saying the country has been "colonised" and citing population growth from 58 million in 2020 to 70 million. Keir Starmer described the remarks as offensive and wrong and said Ratcliffe should apologise. Ratcliffe later expressed regret that his choice of language offended people in the UK and Europe and emphasised the need for controlled, well‑managed immigration to support economic growth. He said the remarks were made while answering policy questions at the European Industry Summit in Antwerp and compared leadership qualities of Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer.
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