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A spokesperson for Number 10 also called on the billionaire boss of Ineos Chemicals to apologise for the remarks made during an interview with Sky News.

During the conversation, Ratcliffe said that the UK couldn't sustain its current population growth.

The exchange between Jim Ratcliffe there on Sky News, he went on to argue that Keir Starmer needs to make difficult decisions to get the UK back on track.

Data from the Office for National Statistics estimates that the UK's population in mid-2025 was 69.4 million versus 66.7 million in 2020.

Several Manchester United supporters clubs have condemned the comments as well as the Kick It Out campaign against discrimination in sports.

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The latest revelations come as the fallout from the release of the Epstein files continues to reach across governments, companies and universities.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi yesterday revealed that there are pending investigations by the US Justice Department related to the probe of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Bondi said in a response to a question about whether there were any additional Epstein-related prosecutions planned, that we have pending investigations in our office, but did not elaborate.

And during that same hearing, New York Congressman Jerry Nadler tried to ask Bondi how many men connected with Epstein have been indicted.

The exchange between Nadler and Pam Bondi came as Columbia University said that it admitted a student to its dental school via what it called a regular process that coincided with fundraising solicitations by former faculty and alumni to disgrace financier Jeffrey Epstein.

That revelation came after Bloomberg reported on a years-long chain of communication between Epstein's camp and senior members of the Columbia dental faculty.

Now, the British Prime Minister has labelled comments on immigration made by Manchester United's co-owner Jim Ratcliffe as offensive and wrong.

A spokesperson for Number 10 also called on the billionaire boss of Ineos Chemicals to apologise for the remarks made during an interview with Sky News.

During the conversation, Ratcliffe said that the UK couldn't sustain its current population growth.

In that interview with Sky News, Jim Ratcliffe went on to argue that Keir Starmer needs to make difficult decisions to get the UK back on track.

Data from the Office for National Statistics estimates the UK population in mid-2025 was 69.4 million, almost 3 million higher than in 2020.

Several Manchester United supporters clubs have condemned the comments as well as the Kick It Out campaign against discrimination in sport.