Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations

Keir Starmer warns of ‘endless’ rows if Commonwealth pushes reparations claims
Demands for reparation would cause “endless” rows with Britain, Sir Keir Starmer has warned Commonwealth leaders ahead of a summit showdown.The Prime Minister said he was not willing to consider calls from some nations for the UK to make multi-trillion pound payouts over slavery and climate change.
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.
Keir Starmer rejects calls for reparations ahead of crunch Commonwealth summit
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for reparations by insisting the UK is “looking forward rather than looking backwards”. The Prime Minister will make history tomorrow when he becomes the first UK leader to visit a Pacific Island nation. He attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa alongside The King.
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Keir Starmer rules out slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
The Prime Minister has slapped down suggestions that Britain should pay reparations to Caribbean nations for its role in the Atlantic slave trade.
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issue
Starmer rules out slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out paying reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade in the run-up to a major Commonwealth summit. Downing Street insisted the issue was “not on the agenda” for the meeting of nations in Samoa later this month.
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