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Corbett, H. (2026, October 30). Andy Burnham ‘open’ to calls for British formal apology for slavery. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-british-prime-minister-ed-miliband-b1303033.html
Corbett, Helen. “Andy Burnham ‘open’ to calls for British formal apology for slavery.” Evening Standard, 30 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-british-prime-minister-ed-miliband-b1303033.html.
Corbett, Helen. “Andy Burnham ‘open’ to calls for British formal apology for slavery.” Evening Standard, October 30, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-british-prime-minister-ed-miliband-b1303033.html.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham expressed personal "sorrow and regret" in a letter to The Guardian, published on October 30, 2026, for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade ahead of his attendance at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in the Caribbean. He stated that he wants to initiate a "structured dialogue" with those affected by the brutal and barbaric violation that treated people as property and worked them to their deaths. However, on October 31, Burnham clarified during an interview with BBC News that while he is open to issuing a formal apology, he firmly dismissed the idea of financial reparations, stating British people today cannot be held liable for historical wrongs committed in different times under different laws. Caribbean nations have been pressing Britain for both an apology and reparations as King Charles III tours the region, emphasizing the ongoing impact of slavery on their societies.
