Barbados leader rejects ‘asinine’ claim by former UK minister that ex-colonies should repay Britain
Summary
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley rejected a claim by a former UK minister suggesting that Britain’s former colonies should repay the UK for investments made during colonial times. Mottley said the Caribbean does not owe Britain for slavery or colonial rule and is seeking justice, not charity.Key Facts
- Mia Mottley called the UK lawmaker’s repayment suggestion “asinine,” meaning very foolish.
- The suggestion came from Suella Braverman, a former British Home Secretary and current member of an anti-immigration party.
- Braverman said former colonies should pay Britain back for the investments that helped build democracies.
- Caribbean leaders, including Mottley, recently met to discuss slavery reparations as part of the Caricom trade group.
- Mottley said the Caribbean will not be used for UK domestic political arguments.
- Last month, Mottley helped launch a manifesto demanding slavery reparations at a conference in Ghana.
- Barbados became a republic in 2021 under Mottley, ending its constitutional ties to Queen Elizabeth II.
- The UN estimates that 25 to 30 million Africans were taken for slavery, many working in the Caribbean and Americas.
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