Billionaire Man United owner loses moral high ground after tax exile, Labour chair says
The billionaire businessman told the BBC he has lost confidence in the UK due to a combination of high taxes and high immigration.
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"Sir Jim loses 'the moral high ground' by 'making these kinds of pronouncements while choosing to make decisions, that he is within his rights to make, to become a tax exile'."
— Bridget Phillipson , Politician
"If you tax everybody to death, they're all going to leave. And that's what's happening."
— Sir Jim Ratcliffe , Executive
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The billionaire businessman told the BBC he has lost confidence in the UK due to a combination of high taxes and high immigration.
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