Key Facts

• Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government is considering a formal apology for Britain’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
• Emma Reynolds said an apology would be symbolically powerful but would not lead to financial reparations.
• Reynolds said people in Britain today should not be held liable for historical wrongs in which they had no part.
• Andy Burnham said Britain should acknowledge its history but rejected financial reparations.
• Burnham is due to travel to the Caribbean for a Commonwealth leaders meeting.
• Kemi Badenoch criticized the government’s consideration of an apology.
• Badenoch also criticized the delayed defence spending commitment and said the Conservatives could fund the spending while cutting the deficit and lowering taxes.