Burnham ‘open’ to UK slavery apology, but not reparations: Why now?

The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said his country is open to apologising for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade but ruled out reparations, which campaigners have for years called for.Burnham wrote in an opinion article in The Guardian on Friday that Britain would also work on debt restructuring for the poorest countries, marking an historic turn in London’s stance.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Burnham opens door to formal apology for Britain’s slave tradelist 2 of 4King Charles’s Caribbean tour: Will he discuss slavery reparations?list 3 of 4King Charles on Caribbean tour as calls grow for slavery reparationslist 4 of 4Ghana slavery apology: Why many descendants say words are not enoughend of listThe move comes ahead of a four-day summit starting Sunday of the 50-plus Commonwealth nations formerly colonised by Britain. The UK’s King Charles, who arrived in the Caribbean last week, is hosting the leaders in St John’s, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda.“I want to express my sorrow and regret for the pain and suffering of so many millions of people, and to recognise the way it still shapes our world today,” Burnham wrote, in what amoun...