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Why is Britain refusing to pay slavery reparations?
Britain compensated slave owners, not the enslaved. Can an apology without reparations be enough?
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Britain compensated slave owners, not the enslaved. Can an apology without reparations be enough?
British diplomats are looking to offer reassurance that there is a sense of urgency to deal with the issue, even if a date for doing so is not yet confirmed, Chris Mason writes.
Speaking to BBC's Newscast, the foreign secretary says Britain cannot sweep its past "under the carpet".
King Charles III will deliver a speech to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on Tuesday as he concludes his nine-day Caribbean tour.
The UK PM's statement comes as Commonwealth nations meet in Antigua and Barbuda.