PoliticsUK government rejects slavery reparations as Jamaica urges king to act

The UK government has again said it will not pay reparations for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. Jamaica delivered a petition to Buckingham Palace asking whether the enslavement of Africans violated British or international law and whether the UK has a legal duty to compensate victims. The delegation is seeking $10bn and the return of Caribbean artefacts.

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