Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations

Commonwealth Countries To Defy Keir Starmer Over Slavery Reparations
The prime minister has insisted the UK will not pay compensation - or apologise - for its historic role in the slave trade.
Starmer: Commonwealth should focus on ‘here and now’, not on slavery reparations
The Prime Minister said he believes the Commonwealth should instead be ‘facing forward’ together on current day issues like climate change.
Keir Starmer rejects calls for reparations ahead of crunch Commonwealth summit
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for reparations by insisting the UK is “looking forward rather than looking backwards”. The Prime Minister will make history tomorrow when he becomes the first UK leader to visit a Pacific Island nation. He attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa alongside The King.
Bahamas PM pushes for ‘frank’ slavery reparations talks with Keir Starmer
There should be … a ‘come to Jesus’ moment, where we truly look at one another in the eye,” Bahamas leader Philip Davis told POLITICO.
‘We do not pay reparations’: Starmer rejects slavery atonement bid ahead of Commonwealth summit
Sir Keir Starmer has set out the Labour government’s position on the slavery reparations ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting this month
Keir Starmer wants to use £15trn Commonwealth market to boost UK economy
SIR Keir Starmer wants to use the £15trillion Commonwealth market to give the British economy a shot in the arm. Arriving at the Samoan summit today, he will brush off a “protectionist approach”
Keir Starmer faces reparations call over UK's colonial past as King Charles confronted
Keir Starmer will face calls from Commonwealth leaders to open discussions about reparations for the UK's role in slavery and colonialism after King Charles was confronted in Australia
Sir Keir Starmer rejects calls for reparations to avoid 'long and endless discussions about the past'
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for reparations for slavery, saying it would lead to "very long, endless discussions" about the past. The prime minister said while the transatlantic slave trade was "abhorrent",
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.
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
Keir Starmer warns of ‘endless’ rows if Commonwealth pushes reparations claims
Demands for reparation would cause “endless” rows with Britain, Sir Keir Starmer has warned Commonwealth leaders ahead of a summit showdown.The Prime Minister said he was not willing to consider calls from some nations for the UK to make multi-trillion pound payouts over slavery and climate change.
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Sir Keir Starmer has become the first UK Prime Minister to visit a Pacific Island nation after arriving in Samoa for a ...
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Starmer rules out slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
Sir Keir Starmer has ruled ... in the run-up to a major Commonwealth summit. Downing Street insisted the issue was “not on the agenda” for the meeting of nations in Samoa later this month.