Preston billionaire Michael Platt - who is he and how did he get rich?
Blackpool Gazette
Blackpool Gazette
  • 4 months ago
55-year-old Michael Platt was born and raised in a modest home in Lancashire.

He has just been crowned the youngest billionaire in the UK with the highest net worth in the top 10 after amassing an estimated £12.7bn fortune.

But, what does that mean - and how did he get SO rich?
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