22 hours ago · Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
UK’s King Charles calls slavery ‘monstrous injustice’, as PM mulls apology
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King Charles called the transatlantic slave trade “a monstrous injustice” on Tuesday, opening a Commonwealth summit in which UK leader Andy Burnham is holding talks about apologising for Britain’s role in slavery. The monarch told the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda that slavery “still casts a…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
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- New development reported by The Guardian World
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- New development reported by The Guardian Politics
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- New development reported by The Guardian UK
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
UK’s King Charles calls slavery ‘monstrous injustice’, as PM mulls apology
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