Britain ‘Does Not Pay Reparations,’ Says Minister Amid Commonwealth Calls

Britain “does not pay reparations,” a minister has said amid calls from leaders of some Commonwealth countries for financial compensation from the UK for its historial role in the transatlantic slave trade. Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds was asked by MPs to clarify the government’s stance after a joint statement signed by attending nations at a major Commonwealth summit over the weekend touched on the matter of reparations. The final announcement signed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa acknowledged there have been calls for a discussion on the matter and said they “agreed that the time has come for a meaningful, truthful and respectful conversation towards forging a common future based on equity.”...