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With slavery, Britain has a debt to acknowledge – but not a price to pay
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With slavery, Britain has a debt to acknowledge – but not a price to pay

The Independent·Editorial·7 days ago
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Editorial: Just as this country played a leading role in abolition in the 19th century, now it can take the lead in a process of repentance and reconciliation... without opening the door to reparations

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King Charles brands UK slave trade ‘monstrous’ – but stops short of offering apology
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King Charles brands UK slave trade ‘monstrous’ – but stops short of offering apology

The Independent·Jane Dalton and Tom Barnes·7 days ago
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Monarch’s comments came just hours after ex-former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told The Independent that forcing millions of ordinary Britons to fund huge sums in slavery reparations would be a ‘moral evil’

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Tory grandee blasts slave reparations after Burnham denies payout plans
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Tory grandee blasts slave reparations after Burnham denies payout plans

The Independent·David Maddox·8 days ago
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Former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind has told The Independent that paying compensation for events 300 years ago is ‘illogical and should be rejected’ as leftwing Labour MPs push the prime minister to agree to payouts

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John Healey says UK apology over historic role in slave trade won’t lead to financial reparations – UK politics live
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John Healey says UK apology over historic role in slave trade won’t lead to financial reparations – UK politics live

World news | The Guardian·Frances Mao·9 days ago
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Ahead of a meeting with Commonwealth leaders, Andy Burnham wrote that Britain needed to ‘acknowledge its complicated history’

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Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but rules out reparations
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Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but rules out reparations

BBC News·11 days ago
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The prime minister says Britain must "face up to the past" for its role in the transatlantic slave trade but reparations are "not the right answer".

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King Charles faces renewed calls for slavery apology, reparations on Caribbean tour: "Pay us what you owe us"
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King Charles faces renewed calls for slavery apology, reparations on Caribbean tour: "Pay us what you owe us"

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King Charles III faces renewed calls for a slavery apology and reparations on a visit to the Caribbean, as protesters demand: "Pay us what you owe us."

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