Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations

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.
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 communique.
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
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.
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.
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I apologised for my slave-owning ancestors and paid reparations – Keir Starmer can do the same for the UK
Sir Keer Starmer could learn from the words of Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, chair of CARICOM’s Reparations Commission and author of the seminal work, Britain’s Black Debt, who declared, “The reparatory justice movement will be the greatest one of the 21st century, because it is about love, compassion and healing.”
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.
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
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 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.
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),
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