# UK government rejects slavery reparations as Jamaica urges king to act

https://mins.news/en/item/48824

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-07 19:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/uk-government-refuses-slavery-reparations-as-jamaica-urges-king-to-act?traffic_source=rss

> 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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