Manchester United Owner Says UK Has Been ‘Colonized’ by Immigrants

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A co-owner of the English soccer club Manchester United has said the U.K. has been "colonized by immigrants," sparking a rebuke from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In an interview with Sky News, Jim Ratcliffe suggested Starmer was "too nice" to do "difficult things" for the country's economy. "You can't have an economy with 9 million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in," Radcliffe said. "I mean The U.K. has been colonized. It's costing too much money," he added. "