UK PM Burnham ‘open’ to slavery apology, but not reparations

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‘British people today cannot be held liable for historical wrongs, however heinous, that happened in a different age under different laws

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Saturday he was “open” to the UK issuing a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but ruled out financial reparations.

The Labour leader made the remarks days before attending a Commonwealth leaders summit in Antigua and Barbuda, as King Charles III tours the Caribbean.

“I want to express my sorrow and regret for the pain and suffering of so many millions and to recognise the way it still shapes our world today,” Burnham wrote in the Guardian newspaper.

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