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Reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade take center stage at the Commonwealth summit, sparking discussions on historical injustices and potential re...

A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly likely to feature at a summit of nations its empire once colonized, after Caribbean leaders said they would thrust the matter of financial reparations into the spotlight at the event in Samoa

AN audience member on BBC Scotland’s Debate Night has been praised by the SNP for hitting “the nail on the head” after he said…

So, is the Commonwealth conference in Samoa going to be dominated by the possibility that Britain will be asked to pay billions of pounds in reparations for the evils of the slave trade? It does rather look like it.

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting participants in Samoa want ‘meaningful conversation’ about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade

Downing Street has previously said that reparations are not on the agenda for the gathering in Samoa.

Dawn Butler said she understood why Sir Keir Starmer is pushing to focus on the future but the ‘wrong people’ had previously been paid reparations.

Speculation that Rachel Reeves will change the way debt is assessed triggered a market reaction.

Starmer under pressure from Caribbean countries at Commonwealth talks but is refusing payments or apology

BBC Scotland has been rapped by the corporation’s complaints executive after a report on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and the two-child…

A string of tax rises are also expected to be announced in the Budget many of which will hit London hard