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Starmer confronts slavery reparations calls in address to Commonwealth leaders
The Prime Minister has insisted reparations are not on the table for the Commonwealth summit.
King tells world leaders ‘the past cannot be changed’ at Commonwealth summit
The debate about slavery reparations is continuing as Charles and Camilla visit Samoa.
Reparations for slavery could be included in Commonwealth document, UK concedes
Downing Street has previously said that reparations are not on the agenda for the gathering in Samoa.
King’s landmark speech opening Commonwealth summit to focus on path of history
It will be the first time Charles will address the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting as its head.
Starmer urged by Commonwealth leaders to discuss slavery reparations
A Bahamian foreign affairs minister has said a discussion should take place about the ‘ill effects’ of the slave trade.
Commonwealth heads ‘could agree plans to discuss slavery reparations’
Sir Keir Starmer touched down in the Pacific Island nation overnight ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm).
PM faces pressure from Labour ranks and Caribbean nations over reparations
The Prime Minister will travel to Samoa this week for the biennial gathering of heads of government for the 56 nations.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby reveals ancestor owned slaves in Jamaica
His great, great, great grandfather Sir James Fergusson was an owner of enslaved people in Jamaica.
Starmer remains opposed to apology for slavery at major Commonwealth summit
The Prime Minister’s spokesman insisted talks of reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade are ‘not on the agenda’.
‘British ingenuity’ not colonialism drove UK growth, says Kemi Badenoch
A new book from the Institute for Economic Affairs claims colonialism and slavery played at most a minor part in driving UK economic growth.