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Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree

www.bbc.com Time has come for reparations conversation, say Commonwealth leaders

The UK had previously insisted the subject was not on the agenda at the leaders' summit in Samoa.

Time has come for reparations conversation, say Commonwealth leaders

A document signed by 56 heads of government, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, acknowledges calls for "discussions on reparatory justice" for the "abhorrent" transatlantic slave trade.

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