Miliband criticises Blair’s slavery statement and defends Burnham’s plan for proper apology – UK politics live
The foreign secretary added that the UK will not shift its position on reparations Good morning. Wednesdays are normally the most exciting day of the week at Westminster, because it’s PMQs, but today (unless we get some mega surprise) all the action is taking place somewhere else. In part, that’s because Andy Burnham is still at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua. But mostly because anyone in SW1…
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Miliband says slavery apology will not bring cost for UK taxpayers (opens BBC News in a new tab)
Speaking to BBC's Newscast, the foreign secretary says Britain cannot sweep its past "under the carpet".
UK taxpayers will not pay penny more for new approach to Commonwealth – Miliband (opens Evening Standard in a new tab)
The Prime Minister has left the door open to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the state for Britain’s involvement in the slave trade.
Slavery apology will not bring cost for UK taxpayers, Miliband insists (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Foreign Secretary accused previous governments of having had a tendency to ‘sweep under the carpet’ the issue of slavery
Miliband criticises Blair’s slavery statement and defends Burnham’s plan for proper apology – UK politics live (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
The foreign secretary added that the UK will not shift its position on reparations Good morning. Wednesdays are normally the most exciting day of the week at Westminster, because it’s PMQs, but today (unless we get some mega surprise) all the action is taking…
