
The Glazer family, Manchester United’s majority owners, has been described as “horrified” by claims co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe made about the United Kingdom being “colonised by immigrants.”
Although applauded by disillusioned sections of the British electorate, Ratcliffe was widely slammed by senior politicians—including U.K. prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, media figures and fans. He also made erroneous claims about U.K. population growth.