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Football must reject Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cynical, self-serving electioneering

Tax exile has already proven himself a terrible club owner; now his ill-informed diatribe about immigration has poured fuel on wider flames

The Guardian - UK

Guardian view on Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile

Editorial: Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gift to divisive forces in British society

The Guardian - UK

Sir Jim Ratcliffe Apologises for Hugely Controversial ‘Colonised’ Remark

Ratcliffe has reportedly incited “outrage” from certain figures at Man Utd for his comments.

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Why has the 20mph limit become such a political issue in the Welsh election?

Nigel Farage has announced Reform UK’s first policy pledge of the Welsh election campaign in May: to scrap the default urban speed limit of 20mph introduced by the Labour Welsh government in 2023.

The Conversation

The awkward truth for Man United behind Jim Ratcliffe’s toxic comments

The billionaire caused offence by claiming that the UK had been ‘colonised by immigrants,’ with Man United, back in form under interim boss Michael Carrick, exposed to outside noise once again

The Independent UK

Reform UK on receiving end of ‘rubbish’ jab as MP links Nigel Farage’s party to Birmingham bin crisis

An Independent MP compared Reform UK MPs to “rubbish” whilst discussing the ongoing Birmingham bin crisis.

The Independent UK

Jim Ratcliffe migration claims ‘hypocritical’ after Monaco move, minister says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday night described the comments as ‘offensive and wrong’ and called on Sir Jim to apologise.

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Keir Starmer says Jim Ratcliffe’s immigration comments ‘offensive and wrong’

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is founder and chairman of one of the world’s largest chemical companies, Ineos.

Evening Standard

Starmer tells Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants

PM calls comments by Man United co-owner, who also hit out at people on benefits, ‘offensive and wrong’

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe apologises for 'choice of language' after saying UK has been 'colonised by immigrants'

Manchester United co-owner says he is ‘sorry that my choice of language has offended some people’ - but insisted it is important to raise the issue of immigration

Evening Standard

Starmer calls for apology from Man Utd co-owner Jim Ratcliffe after claiming UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants

Founder of chemicals giant Ineos, which received £120m in UK aid last year, said immigration is ‘costing too much’

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage heckled at launch of Reform Jewish group

Jewish activists interrupt speech at synagogue and accuse party of paving way for persecution of other minorities

The Guardian - UK

Pubs are for everyone. Don’t let Reform make them the political property of the boorish hard right

Farage and Anderson’s sums aren’t the only thing that doesn’t add up about their plan to save the great British pub, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The Guardian - UK

The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics

Over the last 10 years, the terms of political debate have changed completely – and week by week they seem to get worse

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Wednesday briefing: Why the debate over working from home says more about inequality than productivity

In today’s newsletter: Hybrid working has quietly settled into Britain’s post-pandemic landscape but the real story lies in who gets flexibility and who never did

Louder

"How would anyone feel when one is the principal songwriter in the band and along comes this upstart and spoils everything?" What happens when your bass player accidentally writes your first big hit

Making Plans for Nigel established XTC as the intelligent arm of the post-punk movement – and it's still being directed at current Nigels

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker guilty of raping 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton

Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was found guilty of rape and two counts of sexual assault, having admitted a further rape charge before his trial

Evening Standard

Afghan asylum seeker convicted of abducting and repeatedly raping 12-year-old

Ahmad Mulakhil’s attack on the child led to protests in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and claims of a cover-up of his immigration status.

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Keir Starmer, you have two choices now – sort your warring party out or call an election

The country just can’t afford another three and half years of this dysfunctional soap opera, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

Evening Standard

Reform on ‘general election war footing’, Farage says and calls for PM to resign

Nigel Farage said the party will be ready for a general election and said the local elections in May will be ‘crucial’.

Evening Standard

Wetherspoon founder urges sector to back Reform’s pub tax overhaul

Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said the proposed changes would help the sector move towards ‘tax parity with supermarkets’.

Euronews

Starmer fights for survival as chief of staff quits over Mandelson scandal

Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff over the Peter Mandelson–Epstein scandal, leaving the British prime minister fighting for his political survival.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: The Welsh were Labour’s most loyal voters, but even their support is in doubt

In today’s newsletter: With public services under strain and voters drifting from traditional parties, the Senedd contest in May might end up causing an unprecedented reshaping of Welsh politics

The Guardian - UK

Morgan McSweeney’s fall offers a new beginning. Starmer and his cabinet had better grab it

If he and his philosophy were to blame for the government’s ills, now it can change tack. There can be no more excuses, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Mandelson revelations show need for tougher UK constraints to resist rule of the rich

Labour must protect democracy and learn lessons from Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to influence government policy

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