The Prime Minister said he believes the Commonwealth should instead be ‘facing forward’ together on current day issues like climate change.

PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issue

Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to focus on the future of the Commonwealth, after ruling out compensation for the UK's historical role in the slave trade. All three candidates to become the next head of the 56-nation organisation have called for reparations for countries that were affected by slavery.

Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for reparations for slavery, saying it would lead to "very long, endless discussions" about the past.

Sir Keir Starmer faces being confronted with demands for slavery reparations at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa. Last week, No 10 said the issue was “not on the agenda” for the six-day meeting with leaders and officials from 56 countries.