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Deborah Anderson & Sarah Ward & Kaitlin Easton

Glasgow City Council leader issues slave trade apology after report published

An apology for the slave trade in Scotland has been issued by the leader of Glasgow City Council today.

A new report examined the city's connection and subsequent wealth from the transatlantic slave trade as councillor Susan Aitken put forward an amendment to offer an immediate apology.

The report, by University of Glasgow historian Dr Stephen Mullen, linked 62 street names and eight statues to the slave trade.

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