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King Charles is to fly into a Caribbean storm as leaders demand a slavery apology and reparations

King Charles is to fly into a Caribbean storm as leaders demand a slavery apology and reparations

Hilary Beckles, chairman of CARICOM's Reparations Commission, says the King 'can see the enrichment that slavery has presented to his family'. Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali calls an apology 'the next step'. Commonwealth secretary general Shirley Botchwey says one 'wouldn't hurt'. Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Government has not advised Charles to apologise or pay reparations.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: 'I don't think reparations are the answer.'

Critics warn an apology could unleash compensation claims of up to £18 trillion.

Britain abstained when the UN branded the slave trade 'the gravest crime against humanity'.

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