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David Lynch

Starmer confronts slavery reparations calls in address to Commonwealth leaders

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has confronted calls for the UK to pay reparations for its historical part in the slave trade while surrounded by Commonwealth leaders.

Speaking at an executive session of a Commonwealth summit in Samoa, the Prime Minister said it was important to acknowledge a “hard” shared history, and that he understood the “strength of feeling” about reparations.

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