Politics · 8 hours ago
Burnham Open to Slavery Apology but Rules Out Reparations
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is open to the UK formally apologising for its part in the transatlantic slave trade, but has ruled out paying financial reparations. Writing ahead of next week's Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean, he offered structured talks with affected nations and a plan to ease debts of the poorest Commonwealth countries. Barbados welcomed it, while campaigners said it fell short.
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