Tory defector to Reform UK defends Jim Ratcliffe's immigration comment
February 13, 2026
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as posted by the channelFormer Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has backed controversial comments made by Sir Jim Ratcliffe on immigration, saying he was "right" in what he said.
The former Conservative Education Secretary, who is now a member of Reform UK, even thanked the Manchester United owner for his comments on immigration.
Sir Jim caused controversy this week after saying, “You can’t have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in.
“I mean, the UK is being colonised. It’s costing too much money. The UK has been colonised by immigrants.”
Mr Zahawi, who came to the UK from Iraq as a child refugee, criticised the high net immigration numbers over previous years.
He said: "More people have come in from the time Tony Blair took office to today than the previous thousand years.
"Twelve million people is an extraordinary thing to happen to any culture, any country.
"Walk down the Edgware Road. Walk down parts of Birmingham. Walk down lots of parts of our country. You wouldn't recognise them.
"I would much rather see, like my parents did, integrate, right? Be proud of this country. You come here, if you come here, you should absolutely absorb our culture, absorb the folk."
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