Politics · 2 hours ago
Suella Braverman Says Britons Owe 'Zero' to Former Colonies
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Suella Braverman has rejected calls for Britain to apologise or pay reparations for its colonial past, telling LBC that people in the UK today owe nothing to former colonies. The Reform UK spokesperson, whose ancestors were indentured labourers in Mauritius and Kenya, argued those nations prospered thanks to British investment, schools and hospitals. Critics say her account ignores the harsh conditions that many labourers endured.
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