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Burnham heads to Commonwealth summit after opening door to slavery apology

The Prime Minister will fly to Antigua and Barbuda on Monday.

The Independent UK · 1h ago

Burnham unveils £700m million to drive re-industrialisation in latest devolution push

The Strategic Sites Accelerator will deploy £700 million, alongside expert support including planning, grid connections and access to finance

The Independent UK · 3h ago

Antigua and Barbuda PM says Burnham should offer reparations

Gaston Browne warned there could be a repeat of the past “atrocities” in the future if reparations are not paid

The Independent UK · 4h ago

How Rachel Reeves has mapped out the economic agenda for Andy Burnham’s government

On Brexit, devolution and investment, the former chancellor is eerily in tune with the man who sacked her

The Guardian - UK · 10h ago

King Charles Antigua slavery speech: King to confront slave trade legacy; debate over UK apology grows

King Charles III is set to address the lasting pain caused by the transatlantic slave trade during a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Antigua on Tuesday. His visit and address come as fresh calls grow for Britain to formally apologise for its role in slavery.

The Times of India · 10h ago

UK willing to spend £450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme

Exclusive: Plan to allow students from bloc pay same fees as Britons contingent on entry to industrial programme, officials say

The Guardian - UK · 11h ago

Russia ramps up disinformation war on UK with propaganda claiming Britain is ‘ungovernable and defenceless’

Exclusive: Putin’s campaign to erode trust and cause chaos has reached staggering levels amid Britain’s support for Ukraine and Russia’s closer relations with Donald Trump

The Independent UK · 11h ago

The UK's stance on its role in the slave trade is shifting, but reparations remain off the table

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed openness to formally apologizing for Britain's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade

The Independent UK · 12h ago

Voices: Now is the time for all Labour ministers to make the case for Europe

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: As a new opinion poll confirms that the British people are moving in only one direction on the issue, the government must show leadership

The Independent UK · 13h ago

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch opposes formal British apology for slave trade, calls it a 'navel-gazing distraction'

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has rejected calls for Britain to formally apologise for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, arguing that such a move would distract from present-day priorities and could lead to demands for financial compensation.

The Times of India · 14h ago