Who Is Jim Ratcliffe? The billionaire Who Ignited a Migrant Row
12th February 2026
The prime minister has asked Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise after Manchester United’s co-owner said Britain has been “colonised” by immigrants. But who is the billionaire businessman?
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain has been colonised by immigrants
Ratcliffe led The Sunday Times Rich List in 2018 and has since dropped to 7th last year with an estimated net worth of £17.046 billion.
The 73-year-old founded the global chemicals company Ineos in 1998 and acquired a significant minority stake in Manchester United football club in February 2024, taking control of football operations.
It would appear that billionaires not named Soros have a realistic view of the immigration problem. One of the nice things about being a billionaire is that you can tell Woke statists like Starmer to fuck off.
Raised on a council estate in Greater Manchester as the son of a joiner, Ratcliffe moved his primary residence to the tax haven of Monaco in 2020 to avoid up to £4 billion of tax.
Well. There it is. People who have made their own fortunes tend to dislike the government stealing from them.
UPDATE: Farage backs Ratcliffe over claims UK ‘colonised by immigrants’ (The Telegraph [UK])