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Badenoch condemns Burnham’s ‘weak’ slavery apology with PM set to hand Caribbean countries £40m Slavery Abolition

Badenoch condemns Burnham’s ‘weak’ slavery apology with PM set to hand Caribbean countries £40m

By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR and JASON GROVES, POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 09:14 GMT, 3 November 2026 | Updated: 19:31 GMT, 3 November 2026 Andy Burnham will make Britain look weak if he makes a grovelling apology for its historical role in slavery, Kemi Badenoch warned today. The Conservative leader…
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November 3, 2026
King’s role is not policy making, says Palace in slavery apology row Slavery Abolition

King’s role is not policy making, says Palace in slavery apology row

The King's role as head of the Commonwealth is about "inspiring and convening, rather than policy making", says Buckingham Palace - distancing him from rows over whether the UK should apologise and make reparations for its part in the Atlantic slave trade. The Palace statement clarifying the King's non-political role…
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November 2, 2026
Kemi Badenoch Rejects Calls For Britain’s Apology Over Slave Trade Slavery Abolition

Kemi Badenoch Rejects Calls For Britain’s Apology Over Slave Trade

Posted by Nwa Diokpa Europe, Featured, Latest Headlines, World News Monday, November 2nd, 2026 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kemi Badenoch, leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, has rejected calls for a formal apology over the country’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, saying African kingdoms and merchants also participated in the trade.…
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November 2, 2026
As reparations debate grows, Caribbean campaigners point to one British family’s example Slavery Abolition

As reparations debate grows, Caribbean campaigners point to one British family’s example

Nov 2 - When British journalist Laura Trevelyan travelled to Grenada in 2023 to apologise for her family's role in colonial slavery and pledge £100,000 ($134,000) towards education, Caribbean reparations advocates saw more than an act of contrition. They saw an example of what reparatory justice could look like in…
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November 2, 2026
Badenoch rejects slavery reparations, questions demands for Britain’s apology Slavery Abolition

Badenoch rejects slavery reparations, questions demands for Britain’s apology

British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has rejected calls for Britain to pay reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, questioning why Caribbean countries demanding an apology from the UK would not make similar demands of African kingdoms and merchants who participated in the trade. Badenoch argued that…
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November 1, 2026
What the USS Abraham Lincoln’s Deployment Reveals about the Cost of War Slavery Abolition

What the USS Abraham Lincoln’s Deployment Reveals about the Cost of War

The USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment has brought renewed attention to the human cost of war, including fatigue, mental health concerns, supply challenges, and the burden carried by military families. This article reflects on how... Brought to you by Key Points The USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment highlights the physical,…
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September 18, 2026
Four members of trafficking network jailed after forcing women into prostitution Slavery Abolition

Four members of trafficking network jailed after forcing women into prostitution

News — 18 September 2026 16:40 An investigation by Met detectives which uncovered a criminal network responsible for the sexual exploitation of 24 Thai women trafficked into the UK has resulted in four individuals facing 23 years in prison. The investigation, which was led by the Met’s Modern Slavery and…
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September 18, 2026