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Starmer urged by Commonwealth leaders to discuss slavery reparations

Sir Keir Starmer has been told by Commonwealth leaders he must come to the table to discuss reparations for the “ill effects” of slavery. Commonwealth nations are looking at an agreement that could begin conversations on the issue through a ...

24 Oct 2024 at 12:13

PM faces pressure from Labour ranks and Caribbean nations over reparations

Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure from Labour ranks and Caribbean countries to rethink his resistance to reparatory justice for the UK’s role in the slave trade as he attends a major Commonwealth summit. The Prime Minister will travel to ...

23 Oct 2024 at 12:14

King’s landmark speech opening Commonwealth summit to focus on path of history

The King is expected to speak about the path of history when he delivers a landmark speech to Commonwealth leaders as momentum grows for a debate about slavery reparations. Charles will open a major Commonwealth summit as the BBC reports ...

24 Oct 2024 at 20:32

Slavery reparations campaigner ‘disappointed’ at royal Grenada trip cancellation

A slavery reparations campaigner has branded the Earl and Countess of Wessex’s “British oligarchs” and said he was “disappointed” their visit to Grenada was cancelled. Edward and Sophie postponed their trip to Grenada – meant to be part ...

23 Apr 2022 at 20:55

Starmer confronts slavery reparations calls in address to Commonwealth leaders

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 ...

25 Oct 2024 at 12:43

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

Britain “does not pay reparations”, a minister has said amid calls from Commonwealth leaders for talks in light of the UK’s historical involvement in the slave trade. Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds was pressed by MPs ...

28 Oct 2024 at 19:21

Starmer and Lammy ‘absolutely clear’ no cash reparations, says Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said he and the Prime Minister were “absolutely clear” that the UK will “not be making cash transfers and payments” in relation to reparations over the slave trade. However, they are “happy ...

27 Nov 2024 at 17:16

Time to ‘think about’ reparations for slave trade, says Doreen Lawrence

Britain should apologise and “think about” paying reparations for its historical involvement in the slave trade, the mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence has said. Speaking in Parliament, Doreen Lawrence ...

31 Oct 2024 at 17:58

William and Kate to face protests and call for slavery reparations in Jamaica

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Caribbean tour faces further protests with Jamaican campaigners accusing the Queen and her predecessors of perpetuating slavery. As the country marks its 60th anniversary, a ...

21 Mar 2022 at 06:55

Edward and Sophie touch down on latest Caribbean stop

The Earl and Countess of Wessex have arrived in Antigua and Barbuda amid warnings from the island to avoid “phoney sanctimony” over slavery. Edward and Sophie have a full day of engagements planned for ...

25 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Family descended from slaveowners to apologise and pay £100,000 to Grenada

A British family whose ancestors had slaves in the 1800s is to apologise to the people of a Caribbean island and pay reparations. One of the family members, a BBC reporter, said the Trevelyan family ...

05 Feb 2023 at 06:55

Starmer remains opposed to apology for slavery at major Commonwealth summit

Sir Keir Starmer remains opposed to apologising for the UK’s historical role in slavery, Downing Street has said, and talks of reparations are “not on the agenda” for a major meeting of ...

21 Oct 2024 at 14:02

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