By bizn_fun 
Ratcliffe was knighted in 2018 “for services to business and investment”.
When he changed his tax residency to Monaco two years later, the move drew criticism, given that he was a vocal supporter of Brexit.
He has previously said that the common market of the European Union was a good thing for his company Ineos, but he did not want “a United States of Europe”.
In June 2024, Ratcliffe threw his support behind the Labour Party and Sir Keir Starmer, seemingly reading the tea leaves and saying voters had “had enough” of the Conservative Party and then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
He told Bloomberg at the time: “I like Keir. I think he’ll do a very sensible job.”
Fast forward to 2026 and in comments to Sky News, Ratcliffe only reiterated half of his previous enthusiasm, saying, “Keir is a nice man. I like him, but it’s a tough job and I think you have to do some difficult things with the UK to get it back on track.”
His latest comments regarding the number of immigrants in the UK are not the first time Ratcliffe has spoken on the subject. He has previously said that, as an island, “the UK can’t cope” with current levels of people arriving in the country.