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Burnham open to slavery apology, rules out reparations ahead of Chogm

PM expresses 'sorrow and regret' for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade but says financial reparations are 'not the right answer'.

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What to know

  • Burnham says he is open to a formal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade but rules out financial reparations.
  • He proposes a 'structured dialogue' and debt-servicing reforms instead, to be pursued with Healey, Miliband and Gordon Brown at next week's Chogm summit in Antigua.
  • Caribbean campaigners, including Repair Campaign founder Denis O'Brien, call the statement 'disappointing' and say only a full apology will satisfy Caricom's 15 member states.
  • The statement comes as King Charles continues a tour of the Caribbean amid renewed regional pressure over the slave trade's legacy.

Andy BurnhamAndy Burnham Prime MinisterKing Charles British monarchDenis O'Brien Founder, The Repair CampaignCaricom nations 15-member Caribbean bloc

Burnham open to slavery apology, rules out reparations ahead of Chogm
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  1. 4

    Commenters raise African role in historic slave trade

    A reddit commenter questioned why reparations discussions focus only on Britain and not on African tribal leaders who historically sold enslaved people to Western traders.

    “Why are they not seeking reparations from the African tribal leaders that originally enslaved many people from other tribes then provided these people as slaves to the west?”
    — hellvixen1966
    1. 23 outlets Burnham 'open' to slavery apology - as King continues Caribbean tour

      first by Sky News Politics, 12d ago · also Sky News, The Telegraph, Yahoo, NBC News, Investing.com News, Reuters +16

      21 more headlines
    2. 8 outlets Burnham says UK government will consider apology for its role in slave trade

      first by Japan Today, 11d ago · also Politico Europe, Al Jazeera, Times of Israel, Philadelphia Inquirer, Guardian, The Times +1

      7 more headlines
    1 more claim →
    • rmblaber1956@mastodon.social

      https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c53982 39je88o . Of course! An # apology costs nothing. # Reparations , on the other hand, would cost # money - & # Burnham isn't willing to part with that! The issue of # remedial # justice for the wrongs of Britain's imperial past plays NO part in his thinking at all.

      rmblaber1956@mastodon.socialMastodon11d ago2▲view on Mastodon ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 50 posts in this stretch

    • The Great Reform Act in 1832 led to a reduction of pro slavery members replaced with a new cohort of more reform minded, middle-class MPs. The Council of London in 1102 was the first attempt to outlaw slavery within Britain. That was a clerical Court with no force of law but it was hugely influential. Quakers were also prominent as were many…

      Kubr1ckr/ukpolitics11d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
    • jonesmurphy@mastodon.social

      “If Caribbean countries are asking Britain for a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, will they also be asking the same of the descendants of African kingdoms, rulers and merchants who captured, sold and profited from the trade?” she wrote in a social media post.<--Those African people, including her own ancestors…

      jonesmurphy@mastodon.socialMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. 3

    Repair Campaign calls Burnham's statement 'disappointing'

    Denis O'Brien, founder of the Repair Campaign, said the government must stop obfuscating and issue a full formal apology, warning the statement would not quell demands from Caricom nations before the summit.

    “The British Government must stop obfuscating and give a full and formal apology now.”
    — Denis O'Brien
  3. 2

    Social media questions sincerity of Burnham's gesture

    Commentators online accused Burnham of offering symbolic words without substantive action, noting he favours extending debt repayment terms rather than forgiveness.

    “The 'politics of trying' looks more like the politics of pious words on the cheap? Or am I being unfair?”
    — ChrisMayLA6
    • ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk

      Andy Burnham is promising to seriously discuss a formal apology for slavery by the British Govt..... just don't ask for reparations. And while others might call for a debt jubilee (forgiveness of historic debts for the poorest countries), PM Burnham rather wants to help them pay back the money (perhaps by *extending* the terms). The 'politics of…

      ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.ukMastodon12d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  4. 1

    Burnham signals openness to apology, rejects reparations

    Writing in the Guardian ahead of the Chogm summit in Antigua, Burnham expressed 'sorrow and regret' for the slave trade and said he is open to a formal apology, but ruled out financial reparations, proposing instead a 'structured dialogue' and debt-servicing reforms.

    “Listening to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the British state will form an important part of this process and I am open to them.”
    — Andy Burnham
    1. 4 outlets UK prime minister open to slavery apology, rejects financial reparations

      first by Anadolu Agency, 11d ago · also Boston Globe, NYT, The Canberra Times

      2 more headlines
    2. 2 outlets Andy Burnham ‘open’ to calls for British formal apology for slavery

      first by ITVX, 12d ago · also Evening Standard

    2 more claims →
  5. background

    King Charles tours Caribbean as Caricom presses for apology — King Charles continued his tour of the Caribbean as Caricom nations renewed calls for Britain to apologise for the slave trade and pay reparations ahead of the Commonwealth summit.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 3 outlets UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology

    first by Mastodon, 5d ago · also BBC, BBC Africa

  2. 2 outlets PM plans debt reset for Commonwealth nations as slavery apology talks begin

    first by BBC, 9d ago · also Evening Standard

    3 more headlines
  3. 2 outlets Tory leader Kemi Badenoch opposes formal British apology for slave trade, calls it a 'navel-gazing distraction'

    first by The Times of India, 11d ago · also The Independent

    1 more headline
  4. 2 outlets PM to ask countries affected by UK’s role in slavery to help shape formal apology

    first by Guardian, 9d ago · also The Guardian

  5. 1 outlet Badenoch claims British empire was force for good overall: ‘We have had enough of apologies’

    first by The Independent, 11d ago

    1 more headline

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