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EXCLUSIVE Campaigners say that both the Prime Minister and the King should not just apologise for the slave trade, but offer reparations.
Andy Burnham

'Pay up': Meet the activists demanding UK reparations for slavery

The Jamaican government is to petition King Charles III on reparations for slavery The Jamaican government is to petition King Charles III on reparations for slavery
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Jamaican government to deliver slavery reparations petition to King Charles

Huge protests have been taking place in London for Commonwealth Day Huge protests have been taking place in London for Commonwealth Day
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Protesters gather at Westminster Abbey for Commonwealth Day service

Scotland competes as its own nation in the Commonwealth Games (shown in 2014) Scotland competes as its own nation in the Commonwealth Games (shown in 2014)
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SNP Government must seize Glasgow 2026 as chance for Scotland's soft-power

The racism of today is deeply rooted in the racism of yesterday, writes Graham Campbell The racism of today is deeply rooted in the racism of yesterday, writes Graham Campbell
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Graham Campbell: Keir Starmer yet again turns the other cheek to racism

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with the President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with the President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali
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Keir Starmer confronts slavery reparation calls in speech to Commonwealth leaders

King Charles’s inherited privileges set him apart from the entire population of this country King Charles’s inherited privileges set him apart from the entire population of this country
Letters
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The ‘Commonwealth’ name is an insulting throwback to the past

Keir Starmer is in Samoa for a Commonwealth summit Keir Starmer is in Samoa for a Commonwealth summit
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Commonwealth leaders set to defy Labour over slavery reparations

King Charles with Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa King Charles with Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa
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Calls for UK to end its 'embarrassing' involvement in the Commonwealth

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