The Left Labour government is reportedly considering consultations with the Caribbean on the issue of reparations for the role of the British Empire in the slave trade.
According to reports from Telecommunicationsthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to hold a meeting with the Reparation Committee of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a bloc of 15 countries advocating for slavery reparations from the West.
The potential trip was reportedly organized by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who previously commissioned colonial powers to pay her country £3.9 trillion in slavery reparations. It is said that there is.
Before joining the government, Foreign Secretary David Lamy repetition It urged Britain to consider demands from the Caribbean countries on the issue of slavery.
However, after taking power, Ramy then carried out the issue with the BBC in November, saying, “It's not a cash transfer, especially at the time of the life crisis around the world, and certainly in the UK.
“It's not the discussion people want. They want to think about the future. Our new approach is to listen rather than communicate, bringing long-term growth rather than short-term solutions. We offer a respectful partnership that builds a more freer, safer, and richer continent.”
At a meeting with the British Commonwealth countries in Samoa in October, the chiefs of 56 governments, including British Prime Minister Kiel's Prime Minister, Starmer, signature A declaration calling for a “debate on compensation justice” on the “abhorrent” transatlantic slave trade. The document sought “meaningful, true and respectful conversations” on the issue.
The Prime Minister's sister said the UK would not pay compensation, saying people were “looking forward” rather than engage in “a very long, endless discussion of past compensation.”
However, Downing Street It is reportedly He expressed openness to some form of “compensation justice,” including providing debt relief to affected countries.
Reform British Associate Leader Richard Tice to comment on the conference report to discuss compensation I said: “I'm doing rammy [a] A great favor for British reform. He wants to give more UK money to foreigners. Reform is not penny. Reform wins [the] Next election [based] About this madness. ”
A foreign ministry spokesman denied the plans for a Minister-level CARICOM meeting, saying, “The government's position on the issue has not changed – we will not pay compensation.”
