MYSTERIOUS: 26 - What They Never Told You

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ties to slavery and says ancestors were compensated for abolition

Great-great-grandfather of archbishop’s biological father owned enslaved people in Jamaica

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024

Starmer remains opposed to apology for slavery at major Commonwealth summit

The Prime Minister’s spokesman insisted talks of reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade are ‘not on the agenda’.

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery

Justin Welby says ancestor owned enslaved people in Jamaica and was paid compensation upon abolition

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024

UK facing calls at Commonwealth summit to pay billons for role in climate crisis

Slavery also on agenda at meeting of government heads, which King Charles will attend for first time as monarch

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

UK will not apologise for role in slavery at Commonwealth summit, No 10 says

News that no symbolic apology or reparations are planned could put Starmer on collision course with other nations

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024

The history of Caribbean slavery is being lost. Britain must act now to preserve it

Climate-related disasters are destroying precious records, warn campaigner Laura Trevelyan and Nicole Phillip of the University of the West Indies

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024

Conservative Influencer Says Slavery Should Be Reinstated 'If Everyone In the State Wants It': 'What Do I Give a S--t'

A conservative Los Angeles-based influencer stated that legislative issues should be left up to individual states to be decided: including whether or not slavery is enacted.

Latin Times · Oct 18, 2024

Home Office hires 200 staff to clear huge backlog of UK modern slavery cases

More than 23,000 files were left open by the last government, says minister, with delays of up to four years in assigning victim status

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Lords committee calls on Labour to restore protections for modern slavery victims

Peers say protections have been undermined by three immigration acts passed by the previous government

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

California And Nevada Voters To Decide On Prison Labor Ban

California and Nevada voters to vote on banning forced prison labor tied to slavery. Advocates seek fair treatment for incarcerated individuals.

Top News · Oct 15, 2024