"You can't afford you can't have an economy with 9 million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in, he said. The UK is being colonised by immigrants, really, isn't it? I mean, the population of the UK was 58 million in 2020, now it's 70 million. That's 12 million people. Figures from the Office for National Statistics indicate that this claim is incorrect."
"I don't know whether it's just the apparatus that hasn't allowed Keir to do it or, or he's maybe too nice I mean, Keir is a nice man. I like him, but it's a tough job and I think you have to do some difficult things with the UK to get it back on track, because at the moment I don't think the economy is in a good state."
"Ratcliffe's criticism of the number of people on benefits comes shortly after the government awarded a 120m grant to Ineos, the chemicals company upon which his 17bn fortune largely rests, to protect 500 jobs. The billionaire, who shifted his tax residency to Monaco in 2020, is no stranger to wading into politics, having vocally backed Brexit and lobbied against green taxes and in favour of fracking."
Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the UK is 'being colonised by immigrants' and claimed the population rose from 58 million in 2020 to 70 million. Office for National Statistics estimates put the 2020 population at 67 million and show the UK was last near 58 million in 2000, contradicting his figures. Ratcliffe warned an economy cannot sustain nine million people on benefits and large numbers of incoming immigrants. His criticism followed a £120m government grant to Ineos, the chemicals company tied to his fortune. Ratcliffe moved his tax residency to Monaco in 2020 and has backed Brexit. He compared Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage, saying both are well-intentioned but the country needs leaders willing to be unpopular.
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