- Reform UK announced plans to stop issuing visas to individuals from countries that demand reparations from the UK for its role in slavery.
- Zia Yusuf, Reform's home affairs spokesperson, stated that the “bank is closed and the door is locked” for anyone seeking to “drain our treasury” by using history.
- Mr Yusuf described the demands for compensation as “insulting”, highlighting Britain's significant sacrifices to be the first major power to outlaw slavery.
- The party declared that the UK will “no longer tolerate being ridiculed on the world stage” and will not serve as an “ATM for ethnic grievances of the past”.
- This stance follows a 2023 report recommending the UK pay £18.8 trillion in reparations to 14 countries, and ongoing discussions on the issue by other political figures.
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