# Miliband criticises Blair’s slavery statement and backs Burnham’s push for a formal apology

https://mins.news/en/item/128759

- The Guardian, 2026-11-04 08:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/04/ed-miliband-andy-burnham-king-charles-labour-louise-haigh-alex-burghart-pmqs-conservatives-uk-politics-latest-news

> Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband criticised Tony Blair’s earlier expression of sorrow over the slave trade without a formal apology, and defended Andy Burnham’s plan for talks with Commonwealth countries on an apology. Miliband said the UK would not change its position against reparations.

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