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Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations
Keir Starmer sparks Labour storm over slavery reparations
Sir Keir Starmer has sparked a row at the heart of the Labour Party after senior figures urged him to rethink his decision to rule out reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade. The prime minister flew into a diplomatic storm with Caribbean leaders over the issue at a summit in Samoa – and drew condemnation from his own MPs back in Britain.
Black MPs tell Keir Starmer considering reparations for slavery is 'right thing to do'
Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to confront the topic as Commonwealth leaders are set to defy him and agree plans to discuss reparations at a major summit
Why slavery reparations row poses new headache for Starmer’s Commonwealth reset
Starmer needs grouping of 56 nations as a way of competing with Russia and China in race to win influence in the Global South
Commonwealth slavery reparations debate: What could the UK be asked to pay?
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.
Commonwealth leaders to defy Keir Starmer over slavery reparations
Commonwealth leaders are reportedly preparing to defy the UK and agree plans to examine reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. It comes despite Downing Street’s insistence that the issue of reparations is not on the agenda for this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (Chogm), which begins in Samoa on Friday.
Britain says slavery reparations not on its agenda at Commonwealth summit
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.
Reeves rejects calls for UK to make slavery reparations
The UK is "not going to be paying out" reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the BBC. She said she understood why Commonwealth leaders would be making such demands but it was not something the UK government would commit to.
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issue
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What form could reparations for slavery take?
How likely is the UK to provide reparations for the slave trade, and what could that look like?
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Britain's leaders likely to face slavery reparations questions at a summit of former colonies
A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly likely to feature at a ...
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Keir Starmer blasted for 'losing the plot' in bonkers slavery reparations row
Robert Jenrick has piled in on the row after a Whitehall source suggested the PM could sign up to a pro-reparations ...
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Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations
Downing Street insists a discussion about the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries.
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Starmer under pressure to accept slavery reparations, as minister claims UK will eventually agree - UK politics live
Reform UK leader also criticised Jenrick for moving from the left to the right of the Conservative party. Starmer 'open ...
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Why UN judges and Commonwealth leaders say UK owes £18tn for slavery reparations
As Commonwealth leaders prepare for a showdown with Keir Starmer over slavery reparations, a 2023 report into how much the UK ...
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How would slavery reparations work?
Keir Starmer is facing a growing clamour for Britain to pay
slavery
reparations
, which some estimates say could exceed ...
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Reparations measures stall across US, but advocates undeterred
After California state legislators passed bills addressing the legacy of slavery and racial discrimination, Governor Gavin ...
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