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Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is open to a formal apology for slavery
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is open to calls for a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and that Britain must face up to the past. He ruled out financial reparations, calling them not the right answer. The remarks come as King Charles III arrives in Antigua and Barbuda to address Commonwealth leaders, ahead of a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean next week that Burnham will attend. According to the BBC, the British government has never formally apologised for slavery or offered reparations. According to The New York Times, the comments represent a major change in British policy that is unlikely to satisfy those who hoped reparations would follow.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is open to a formal apology for the UK’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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- The New York Times
- Center
- Sky News, BBC News
Burnham ruled out financial reparations for slavery, calling them not the right answer.
One outletBBC News· Center
King Charles III arrived in Antigua and Barbuda to address Commonwealth leaders.
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- Sky News, BBC News
Burnham is due to attend a Commonwealth leaders summit in the Caribbean next week.
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The British government has never formally apologised for slavery or offered reparations.
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Every outlet reports Prime Minister Andy Burnham is open to a formal apology for the slave trade. The center outlets add that he ruled out reparations, while the left-rated New York Times calls it a major shift in British policy.
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The New York Times headline presents Burnham’s openness to a formal apology as a major change in British policy, without mentioning reparations.
Britain’s Prime Minister Says He’s Open to a Formal Apology for Slavery
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Both center headlines lead with Burnham being ‘open’ to an apology; the BBC adds that reparations are ruled out, and Sky pairs the news with the King’s arrival.
Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations
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1 outletLeads with
- Major change in British policy
- Unlikely to satisfy reparations supporters
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Britain’s Prime Minister Says He’s Open to a Formal Apology for Slavery
The premier’s comments represent a major change in British policy, but they are unlikely to satisfy those who hoped that reparations would follow.
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2 outletsLeads with
- Burnham open to an apology
- Rejection of reparations
- King’s Caribbean visit
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Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations
The prime minister says Britain must "face up to the past" for its role in the transatlantic slave trade but reparations are "not the right answer".
- Sky NewsCenter
King arrives in Antigua and Barbuda - as Burnham 'open' to slavery apology
The King has arrived in Antigua and Barbuda to address Commonwealth leaders after Andy Burnham said he was "open" to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the British state.
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21 min later
Its first report, Oct 30, 11:32 PM EDT
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- Sky NewsCenterOct 30, 11:11 PM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 30, 11:12 PM EDT
- The New York TimesLeftOct 30, 11:32 PM EDT
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