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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Melley

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

Britain Slavery Explainer - (AP2008)

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies.

Britain insists it will not pay to make amends for the historic wrong, but both King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the issue indirectly at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

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