Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The leaders of the Commonwealth have agreed to consider reparations for the historic slave trade, despite the UK government’s attempts to ignore their demands leading up to the biennial gathering of the association. During the … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has played down the importance of discussing reparations for slavery at a Commonwealth summit, emphasizing that the talks have not focused on money. The prime minister, currently in Samoa for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm), is under pressure from Caribbean leaders who are urging the UK to consider compensating for … Read more
Commonwealth leaders have agreed that the “time has come” for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK’s desire to keep the subject off the agenda at a two-day summit in Samoa. A document signed by 56 heads of government, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, acknowledges calls for “discussions on … Read more
Calls for the UK to offer reparations for its historical involvement in the slave trade have resurfaced ahead of a gathering of Commonwealth nations on Friday. Even though Sir Keir Starmer stated that reparatory justice would not be discussed, Commonwealth leaders have chosen to go against the prime minister’s wishes and are planning to engage … Read more
This week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer expressed his desire to engage in discussions with Commonwealth leaders regarding current challenges, particularly climate change, rather than focusing on the past. Despite Downing Street’s insistence that the issue of reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade is not on the agenda for the upcoming summit of 56 … Read more