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Man Utd's Ratcliffe's apologises for 'language' on immigration

Manchester United's co-owner Jim Ratcliffe. [AFP]

Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe apologised Thursday for his "choice of language" after saying the "UK has been colonised by immigrants".

The billionaire businessman, founder and chairman of the Ineos chemicals company, made the remarks in a television interview in which he suggested "huge levels of immigration" to the UK had harmed the economy.

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