Campaigners urge king to do more to acknowledge UK’s slavery role

King Charles has already shown signs of support for research into the monarchy’s role in the international slave trade. Photograph: Britta Pedersen/AP

King Charles has been urged to go further towards offering reparatory justice for the UK’s role in transatlantic slavery, even as he was praised for reportedly ignoring Boris Johnson’s advice to avoid the issue at all costs.

Academics and campaigners called on Charles to adopt specific measures to help build an understanding of the legacy of the enslavement of black people, as well as putting forward suggestions for how the UK could work towards making amends.