Downing Street insists a discussion about the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries.

Keir Starmer has faced renewed calls for Britain to pay slavery reparations which could far exceed £200 billion as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chgom) in Samoa gets underway.

That’s my focus.”Sir Keir has made history as the first UK Prime Minister to have visited a Pacific island nation, and will be in the company of the King, the head of the Commonwealth, during the gathering.

The Prime Minister has rejected calls for slavery reparations, but Commonwealth leaders have said they will still issue demands at CHOGM.

Commonwealth heads of government are to push for a "conversation" on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade when they meet for the association's first summit in two years, the BBC

Britain will not bring the issue of reparations for historical transatlantic slavery to the table at a meeting of Commonwealth nations that began in Samoa on Monday, but is open to engage with leaders who want to discuss it.

Government opposed to idea of paying reparations for Britain’s historic role in slave trade and will not issue apology at Commonwealth meeting

The UK owes India "more money than it has" in reparations for colonialism, a leading contender for the next Commonwealth Secretary-General has claimed. The controversial statement comes as the Commonwealth prepares for its upcoming summit in Samoa.