British prime minister ducks official calls for UK to apologise for its role in the slave trade or pay reparationsDavid Cameron has called for Jamaica and the UK to “move on” from the deep wounds caused by slavery but ducked official calls for Britain to apologise for its role or pay reparations.
Speaking to the Caribbean country’s parliament,the prime minister struck a defiant note as he spoke of his pride that Britain had played a share in abolishing the “abhorrent” trade, without highlighting its historic involvement in the transfer of slaves from west Africa and ownership of slaves in the Caribbean.
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Source: theguardian.com