Britain should not issue apology over slave trade, says Kemi Badenoch
Summary
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Britain should not apologize for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, calling an apology a distraction and warning it could lead to demands for compensation. Andy Burnham said he was considering an apology ahead of the Commonwealth summit, while Chancellor John Healey said the government was open to discussing one but opposed reparations that would impose financial liability on people today.Key Facts
- Badenoch said slavery involved people from every continent and region and urged leaders to address the full history of the trade.
- Badenoch questioned whether future British leaders should attend Commonwealth summits if reparations dominate their agenda.
- Burnham said he would not support financial compensation but was open to helping poorer countries restructure debt on more favorable terms.
- Badenoch said Tony Blair’s comments two decades ago made another apology unnecessary.
- Healey said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was open to discussing an apology ahead of the Commonwealth leaders’ conference.
- Healey said the government did not consider reparations the right approach and argued that people in Britain today had no role in the slave trade.
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