# Britain should not apologise for slave trade, Badenoch says

https://mins.news/en/item/124323

- The Guardian, 2026-11-01 11:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/britain-should-not-apologise-slave-trade-kemi-badenoch

> Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called an apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade a “navel-gazing distraction” and warned it could be used to press for financial compensation. She also questioned the value of future leaders attending a Commonwealth summit dominated by reparations demands. Andy Burnham is considering a formal apology but rules out cash reparations; Chancellor John Healey said discussing an apology would not make current Britons financially liable.

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