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Radio 4,12 Feb 2026,45 mins

Sir Jim Ratcliffe apologises over immigration comments

World at One

Available for 23 days

Manchester United's co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, says he is sorry for saying that immigrants have "colonised" the UK. We'll discuss the mixed reaction to his comments. Jasvinder Sanghera, who was appointed by Harrods to represent the victims of Mohamed Al Fayed, tells the programme that police should be treating the case as trafficking. Evan and Sarah will discuss growing calls to change the student loans system and, as a Ukrainian Olympian is banned from competing over a helmet honouring war dead, we'll ask - can, and should, sport be politics free?

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