Burnham 'Open' to Calls for Slavery Apology but Not Reparations
Andy Burnham said Britain could apologise for slavery but not pay reparations, as he proposed dialogue and wider support for Caribbean countries.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham will attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in the Caribbean next week, stating he is "open" to calls for Britain to formally apologize for its role in the slave trade but ruled out financial reparations.
- From the 16th Century, the British monarchy and authorities were prominent participants in the slave trade, which Burnham described as a "brutal and barbaric violation" of people "treated as property and worked to their deaths."
- Writing in The Guardian, Burnham expressed personal "sorrow and regret" for the suffering caused, arguing that British people today cannot be held liable for historical wrongs "in which they played no personal part," dismissing reparations as "not the right answer."
- Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley welcomed the prospect of "structured dialogue" regarding reparatory justice; Denis O'Brien, founder of The Repair Campaign, criticized the statement as disappointing and said it "did not go far enough."
- Downing Street aims to strengthen the Commonwealth to counter Russia and China, as Chancellor John Healey and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will join Burnham to support debt-servicing, renewable energy, and education initiatives.
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Andy Burnham opens door for formal transatlantic slave trade apology
Andy Burnham has opened the door to a formal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade.But the Prime Minister has ruled out reparations, saying that today's Britons could not be "held liable for historical wrongs".The Prime Minister, who is due to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in the Caribbean next week, expressed his personal "sorrow and regret" for the suffering caused by the transatlantic slave …
Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations
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