UK Fact Check Politics on Instagram: "🚨| FACT CHECK: Billionaire & Co-owner of Manchester United Sir Jim Ratcliffe paid £0 in income tax in the financial year of 2024/2025; meanwhile immigrants in the UK contributed a whopping £17,000,000,000 in income tax, MORE than Jim Ratcliffe’s entire net worth which is £12.76 Billion.
Yesterday in an interview with Sky News Jim Ratcliffe said Britain has been “colonised” by immigrants, suggesting there are too many and that Nigel Farage is a “smart guy”.
Mr Ratcliffe’s comments last night were also factually incorrect, he claimed that the UK population in 2020 was 58 million and that the population in 2026 is well above 70 million, a 12 million increase.
However, the actual population in the UK in 2020 was 68 million and the correct population as of Feb 2026 rests at 69.6 million according to UN data. An increase of only 1.6 million people compared to the 12 million Ratcliffe claimed.
The Billioniare who has imposed massive cuts across Old Trafford and laid thousands of staff off, also failed to account for the 300,000-500,000 births in the UK each year."
107K likes, 1,438 comments - ukfactcheckpolitics on February 12, 2026: "🚨| FACT CHECK: Billionaire & Co-owner of Manchester United Sir Jim Ratcliffe paid £0 in income tax in the financial year of 2024/2025; meanwhile immigrants in the UK contributed a whopping £17,000,000,000 in income tax, MORE than Jim Ratcliffe’s entire net worth which is £12.76 Billion.
Yesterday in an interview with Sky News Jim Ratcliffe said Britain has been “colonised” by immigrants, suggesting there are too many and that Nigel Farage is a “smart guy”.
Mr Ratcliffe’s comments last night were also factually incorrect, he claimed that the UK population in 2020 was 58 million and that the population in 2026 is well above 70 million, a 12 million increase.
However, the actual population in the UK in 2020 was 68 million and the correct population as of Feb 2026 rests at 69.6 million according to UN data. An increase of only 1.6 million people compared to the 12 million Ratcliffe claimed.
The Billioniare who has imposed massive cuts across Old Trafford and laid thousands of staff off, also failed to account for the 300,000-500,000 births in the UK each year.".
