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Apology, Not Reparations
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was willing to open talks with countries affected by the transatlantic slave trade about a formal apology for Britain’s role, but ruled out direct financial reparations, saying that holding Britons today responsible for past wrongs was not the appropriate response. Instead, he proposed a plan to restructure the debts of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable countries, in cooperation with international institutions and under the leadership of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Forty per cent of these countries spend more on debt interest than on healthcare. Caribbean officials cautiously welcomed the openness to an apology, but stressed that reparations must not be excluded from the dialogue.
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