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Starmer to apologise to survivors of forced adoptions

Starmer will apologize for the state’s role in taking an estimated 185,000 babies from unmarried mothers, as survivors press for accountability.

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Sir Keir Starmer will issue a formal apology on behalf of the state to survivors of forced adoptions. Around 185,000 babies of unmarried mothers were adopted in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976. Listen to the latest Politics at Sam and Anne's below.

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Victims of forced adoption to get formal apology after years campaigning

The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.

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The Independent (US)The Independent (US)
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Starmer to apologise to mothers and children for forced adoptions

The Prime Minister’s formal statement will follow a meeting with campaigners at Downing Street

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Prime Minister will apologise to thousands of survivors of forced adoptions

The Prime Minister will acknowledge the harm caused when an estimated 185,000 babies of unmarried mothers were adopted in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976

·London, United Kingdom
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Starmer’s forced adoptions apology

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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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