PoliticsUK minister says apology for historic slave trade role will not bring financial reparations

Ahead of a Commonwealth leaders’ meeting in the Caribbean, Andy Burnham said Britain should acknowledge its complicated history but rejected financial reparations. Cabinet minister Emma Reynolds said a formal apology would carry symbolic weight without leading to payments. Kemi Badenoch also criticised the prime minister’s consideration of an apology.

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