UK PM Andy Burnham open to formal apology for slave trade rules out reparations
- UK PM Andy Burnham said on Saturday he was open to a formal state apology for Britain’s role in slavery.
- Burnham ruled out reparations in a newspaper article, saying they were not “the right answer”.
- He said people in Britain today cannot be held liable for wrongs of a different age in which they took no part.
- A reparations group urged a full apology now, while Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch opposed revisiting it.
Source: ndtv.com
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