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Minister says UK ‘does not pay reparations’ amid Commonwealth calls for talks

The final communique signed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting acknowledged calls for a discussion on the matter.

Evening Standard

‘Time has come’: Commonwealth heads agree to reparatory justice dialogue despite reluctant UK

UK government stresses it does not pay reparations and said before Chogm summit that issue was not on agenda

The Guardian - UK

Royal Navy to expand patrols in Pacific Ocean, Starmer announces

The larger naval presence will include more joint patrols across the world’s largest ocean.

Evening Standard

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Royal Navy patrols to be deployed to Pacific amid China threat, Starmer announces

The prime minister said he can’t turn a blind eye to challenges faced by allies on the other side of the world

The Independent UK

UK to increase military presence in Indo-Pacific to counter China

Keir Starmer to announce expansion in region that will also include business club to increase economic ties

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: The Commonwealth summit that could put reparations ‘on the table’

In today’s newsletter: Caribbean nations forced conversations about restorative justice on to the Chogm agenda – here’s what that could mean

The Guardian - UK

King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ past as calls for slavery reparations grow at Commonwealth summit

Some leaders had hoped Charles might use his speech at Chogm in Samoa as an opportunity to apologise for Britain’s colonial past

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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.

Evening Standard

King to tell world leaders at Commonwealth summit that unity is their strength

Charles will address presidents and prime ministers when he launches the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa on Friday.

Evening Standard

Why is Britain facing renewed calls over slavery reparations?

Commonwealth leaders and Labour backbenchers have demanded the Prime Minister open the door to discussions on reparatory justice.

Evening Standard

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).

The Independent UK

Starmer: Commonwealth should focus on ‘here and now’, not on slavery reparations

The Prime Minister said he believes the Commonwealth should instead be ‘facing forward’ together on current day issues like climate change.

Evening Standard

Lady Scotland urges Commonwealth members to continue climate action support

Departing secretary general says small island developing states should be given greater access to climate finance

The Guardian - UK

‘This means a lot to us’: Samoa prepares to welcome Charles to the ‘land of kings’

Some government workers given time off to help prepare for royal visit and Commonwealth leaders’ meeting as excitement on the island builds

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The Independent UK

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’.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer praises Charles after king was heckled in Australia

UK PM says monarch is doing ‘a fantastic job’ after protest by senator in Australian parliament

Evening Standard

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’.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer urged to open reparations talks at Commonwealth summit

Five Labour MPs call on PM and foreign secretary to address issue of reparatory justice for slavery and colonialism

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The Guardian - UK

King Charles’s cancer diagnosis sets Buckingham Palace machinery into motion

Procedures and protocol will ensure the business of ruling goes on as king has treatment for disease

The Guardian - UK

Two ways to bring down a PM: Boris Johnson’s rebels see opportunities

Johnson was defiant in Rwanda after his byelection disasters, but at home there was renewed Tory anger

The Independent UK

Prince Charles shares ‘sorrow’ at suffering slavery caused – but no apology

Prince of Wales tells Commonwealth summit in Rwanda he is on a ‘personal journey of discovery’, but the royals still face criticism over historic ties to slavery

The Independent UK

Why is Boris Johnson in Rwanda?

The Prime Minister will meet with the Prince of Wales after Charles was reported as branding the relocation scheme ‘appalling’.

The Independent UK

Charles to tell Commonwealth leaders becoming a republic ‘is their own decision’

His observations are likely to be interpreted as acknowledging forces already in motion.

The Independent UK

If it’s not the asylum seeker policy, why is Boris Johnson in Rwanda?

The Prime Minister will meet with the Prince of Wales after Charles was reported as branding the relocation scheme ‘appalling’.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda is a brutal, repressive regime. Holding the Commonwealth summit there is a sham

Uniting heads of government in Kigali exposes a gaping hole in the association’s values, says author Michela Wrong

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