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
King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit
Britain’s government and King Charles III are bracing for a heated conversation about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, as the issue looks set to overshadow a summit of Commonwealth leaders in Samoa.
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I apologised for my slave-owning ancestors and paid reparations – Keir Starmer can do the same for the UK
Sir Kier Starmer says rather than talking about reparations he wants to work with Commonwealth countries on ‘future-facing’ issues like climate change (Photo: Fiona Goodall/AF
Keir Starmer 'gave green light' for reparation demand with one controversial move
A senior Tory MP has blasted Keir Starmer and said it's partly his fault for the demands resurfacing at CHOGM.
Starmer says slavery reparations 'not on the agenda' ahead of Commonwealth summit
Sir Keir Starmer has stared down calls for the United Kingdom to pay reparations for its historical involvement in the slave trade, insisting the Commonwealth should instead be "facing forward" together.
Anthony Albanese meets Keir Starmer at Commonwealth meeting in Samoa
Anthony Albanese has met British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for bilateral talks in Samoa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting – building on a successful Australian tour of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
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.
Keir Starmer under fire from senior Labour MP over refusal to open talks on reparations
No 10 says reparations are ‘not on the agenda’ for the PM as he arrives in Samoa for a major Commonwealth meeting
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.
Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change
The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific on Thursday, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade on the agenda of summit discussions.
Commonwealth leaders to push for slavery reparation conversation: BBC
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
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We should talk about Britain’s history, Starmer tells Commonwealth leaders
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I was on Keir Starmer's flight to Samoa when he was handed a major headache at 38,000 ft
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