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

The Independent ·First reported
The IndependentThe UK's stance on its role in the slave trade is shifting, but reparations remain off the table
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U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed openness to formally apologizing for Britain's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade

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