The billionaire co-owner of Manchester United Sir Jim Ratcliffe has backed Labour to form the next government, saying Britons have “had enough” of the Conservatives’ policies.
Sir Jim, who controls a minority stake in Manchester United through his chemicals empire Ineos Group, criticised the Tories’ time in power and hit out at a string of failed prime ministers.
It comes after Sir Jim, who is the UK’s second richest man, was pictured with Sir Keir Starmer at Old Trafford last month.
He said in a Bloomberg interview: “The Conservatives now have had a fairly long stint and they’ve put forward a whole series of prime ministers that haven’t been terribly successful.
“Everybody in the UK now, you can see that the mood in the UK is ready for a change, they’ve had enough.”
“I’ve met Keir Starmer a couple times, I like Keir. I think he’ll do a very sensible job.”
Sir Jim, who is based in Monaco, was a prominent Brexiteer. But he has criticised the Tories’ handling of the UK’s exit from the European Union and the way Brexit was delivered.
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