Will the UK finally pay slavery reparations? – The Latest

英国最终会支付奴隶赔偿金吗?——最新动态

Today in Focus

2026-11-06

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Andy Burnham has asked countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape a formal apology through a ‘structured dialogue’. During the prime minister’s visit to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, Downing Street said affected countries would play an indispensable role in crafting an enduring message. Though the plans for talks were received positively, the British government is still ruling out the idea of paying reparations, which for decades campaigners have been calling for. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Caribbean correspondent, Natricia Duncan – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • People in the reparations movement would say that this campaign spans centuries.

  • That shameful chapter of history is one that fills my heart with horror.

  • To them, this is an insult.

  • It doesn't go far enough.

  • Burnham, he said, yes, I will consider an apology, but I will not consider reparations.

  • The leaders in the reparations movement saying, well, you're asking us to come to a dialogue,

  • but you're saying reparations is off the table.

  • So what are we talking about?

  • From the Guardians today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hart.

  • There is a serious conversation that's been happening this week over the historic harms of the transatlantic slave trade

  • and the possibility or the calls for reparations, which come as King Charles

  • and the Prime Minister Andy Burnham visit the Caribbean, Antigua to visit Commonwealth heads of state.