Burnham is to hand Caribbean nations £40m of taxpayers' cash as he begins talks on a formal slavery apology
Andy Burnham fell while playing cricket at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua, where he has ruled out reparations but launched structured talks on a formal slavery apology.King Charles III at Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua and Barbuda, where he learned about efforts to protect the islands' natural and built heritage, as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined efforts to build towards a formal slavery apology.Women at the Commonwealth Women's Forum, where survivors of abuse and political leaders from across the Commonwealth also gathered.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has called taxpayer-funded reparations a 'moral evil', as Burnham faces a political firestorm over his Commonwealth summit agenda in Antigua. Direct financial reparations have been ruled out by the Prime Minister, though formal talks on a slavery apology are under way — with delivery likely next year when Britain holds the G20 presidency. Politicians at home warn the apology could open the door to trillion-pound compensation claims.
Barbados PM Mia Mottley, whose nation she says has a claim of £3.2 trillion, met Burnham to discuss 'structured dialogue' on slavery's legacy.
King Charles is expected to speak with 'sincere sorrow' at CHOGM but Buckingham Palace says he will NOT deliver any apology.
Kemi Badenoch has cautioned against an apology entirely, while Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says one would help 'build stronger relationships'.
