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Burnham backs £40m Caribbean aid but rules out paying slavery reparations
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Downing Street says the £40m will be paid over three years, mainly for green energy and other infrastructure projects. Burnham, who flew into Antigua and Barbuda on Monday for the Commonwealth leaders' summit, says he's open to a formal apology for slavery. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch warned that an apology could be used to open the door to demands for cash.
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