Reparations and reparative justice
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From Grenfell to Bloody Sunday, the UK’s formal apologies
Government has resisted calls to say sorry for slave trade or colonialism but has done so for other historical wrongs
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‘Time has come’: Commonwealth heads agree to reparatory justice dialogue despite reluctant UK
UK government stresses it does not pay reparations and said before Chogm summit that issue was not on agenda
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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed Commonwealth secretary general
Ghana’s foreign minister since 2017, Botchwey supports calls for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism
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Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to clarify stance on non-cash slavery reparations
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Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Tommy Robinson charged with phone offence under Terrorism Act – as it happened
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King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ past as calls for slavery reparations grow at Commonwealth summit
Some leaders had hoped Charles might use his speech at Chogm in Samoa as an opportunity to apologise for Britain’s colonial past
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Starmer’s refusal to discuss enslavement reparations has only magnified the issue
Commonwealth leaders have been surprised at Labour’s position – and campaigners have even called the PM’s stance ‘offensive’
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Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Jeremy Hunt claims Labour changing debt definition will ‘punish families with mortgages’ – as it happened
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Keir Starmer urged to ‘engage’ on reparations at Commonwealth summit
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Global calls for reparations are only growing louder. Why is Britain still digging in its heels?
Hilary Beckles
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Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations
UK prime minister would rather work with nations on ‘future-facing challenges’ at Commonwealth summit
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‘An apology is free’: experts on the UK’s approach to slavery reparations
As Commonwealth heads meet, pressure is growing for justice over colonialism and climate
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To my distant cousin Justin Welby: our family’s slavery history is truly awful. Let’s be open about it
Alex Renton
The archbishop has admitted his connections, but must go further. Backing the campaign for reparations would be a start, says author Alex Renton
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Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – as it happened
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Starmer urged to open reparations talks at Commonwealth summit
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The history of Caribbean slavery is being lost. Britain must act now to preserve it
Laura Trevelyan and Nicole Phillip
Climate-related disasters are destroying precious records, warn campaigner Laura Trevelyan and Nicole Phillip of the University of the West Indies
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Slavery reparations not on agenda at Commonwealth summit, says No 10
Keir Starmer is going to Samoa to ‘discuss shared challenges and opportunities’, says spokesperson
September 2024
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Candidates to lead Commonwealth urge reparations for slavery and colonialism
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Anglican group launches £7m project in Barbados to atone for slavery atrocities
August 2024
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Cotton Capital: ongoing series
A coffee plantation in Brazil enslaved Africans. Centuries later, their descendants have taken over
São José do Pinheiro once stood out for its lavishness. Now a public space, it hosts a museum and a school of jongo, a tradition of music, dance, spirituality and storytelling
