King tells Commonwealth leaders that Britain’s role in slave trade was ‘shameful’ but stops short of apology – as it happened
The speech comes after calls for the UK government to issue a formal apology for Britain's historic role in the trade.
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- And once we start looking weak, then we have every man and his dog making demands and sending us an invoice, which the British taxpayer has to pay.
Speech by Charles marks formal opening of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua Q: Do you think the UK should reconsider Commonwealth membership, given other countries just keep asking us for slavery reparations?
Badenoch said she did not agree with that “because most Commonwealth countries aren’t doing this”.
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