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.
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparation talks
Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to focus on the future of the Commonwealth, after ruling out compensation for the UK's historical role in the slave trade. All three candidates to become the next head of the 56-nation organisation have called for reparations for countries that were affected by slavery.
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No 10 says reparations are ‘not on the agenda’ for the PM as he arrives in Samoa for a major Commonwealth meeting
Starmer says slavery reparations 'not on the agenda' ahead of Commonwealth summit
Sir Keir Starmer has stared down calls for the United Kingdom to pay reparations for its historical involvement in the slave trade, insisting the Commonwealth should instead be "facing forward" together.
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.
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