Brexit-backing billionaire Jim Ratcliffe says leaving the EU didnt turn out as anticipated [Video]

Brexit-backing billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said the UK’s exit from the EU “didn’t turn out how people anticipated”.

Sir Jim was a prominent backer of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union in 2016, but now says the referendum hasn’t delivered what was promised.

He said the referendum “was largely about immigration”, as “vast numbers of people” coming into the country had overburdened the NHS and police. He told Sky News: “That’s what Brexit was all about, and nobody’s implemented that. They just keep talking about it. But nothing’s been done, which is why I think we’ll finish up with the change of government.”

Sir Jim is chair of the global chemical company Ineos, which he founded in 1998, and became minority owner …