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Andy Burnham open to calls for formal apology for Britain’s role in slave trade

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By Pippa Crerar and Natricia Duncan
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Andy Burnham open to calls for formal apology for Britain’s role in slave trade
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Exclusive: UK PM to launch drive to restructure debt of poorest Commonwealth countries but rejects demands for reparations • British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history | Andy Burnham Andy Burnham has gone further than any previous prime minister towards offering a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, in a Guardian article ahead of a Commonwealth leaders’ summit where the subject is expected to domina

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  • Andy Burnham open to calls for formal apology for Britain’s role in slave trade.

Exclusive: UK PM to launch drive to restructure debt of poorest Commonwealth countries but rejects demands for reparations• British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history | Andy BurnhamAndy Burnham has gone further than any previous prime minister towards offering a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, in a Guardian article ahead of a Commonwealth leaders’ summit where the subject is expected to dominate.As he prepares to fly to the Caribbean next week, the prime minister said he was open to calls for an official apology on behalf of the state and offered formal talks to those affected, including individual countries and campaign groups at home and abroad. Continue reading...

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