Who is under-fire Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe?

"You can't have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in. I mean, the UK is being colonised. It's costing too much money. The UK has been colonised by immigrants. However, the comments sparked controversy and were heavily criticised by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and football campaign group Kick It Out."

"The 73-year-old later apologised that his language offended some people in the UK and Europe. Sir Jim was born on a council estate in Failsworth on the edge of Manchester in 1952, growing up as a passionate Manchester United fan. Ratcliffe's family eventually moved to Hull before he went on to study chemical engineering at Birmingham University, then gained an MBA from London Business School."

Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the UK is being colonised by immigrants, citing nine million people on benefits and high levels of incoming immigrants and calling for government action. The remarks provoked heavy criticism from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and the football campaign group Kick It Out. Ratcliffe later apologised that his language offended some people in the UK and Europe. Ratcliffe was born in Failsworth in 1952, studied chemical engineering at Birmingham University and earned an MBA from London Business School before building Ineos into a global chemicals firm.

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