- Downing Street and the Foreign Office have denied claims that prime minister Andy Burnham is considering financial reparations for Britain's historic role in the slave trade.
- Although Mr Burnham is open to offering a formal apology, Downing Street maintained that additional aid allocations or financial compensation are not the right answer.
- Caribbean leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Antigua and Barbuda have pressed for meaningful discussions on reparatory justice and development partnerships.
- Critics, including Kemi Badenoch and former attorney-general Sir Michael Ellis, warned that a formal apology could accept liability and trigger legal bids against the UK.
- King Charles is expected to call for “unflinching honesty” and “sincere sorrow” regarding the slave trade during his address at the summit.
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