Minister says UK apology over historic role in slave trade won’t lead to financial reparations – UK politics live

Ahead of a meeting with Commonwealth leaders, Andy Burnham wrote that Britain needed to ‘acknowledge its complicated history’ Badenoch is on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuennsberg show now, defending the Tory policy of scrapping inheritance tax on family homes, and saying that th

Ahead of a meeting with Commonwealth leaders, Andy Burnham wrote that Britain needed to ‘acknowledge its complicated history’ Badenoch is on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuennsberg show now, defending the Tory policy of scrapping inheritance tax on family homes, and saying that the Conservatives’ main offer to voters is on “fiscal responsibility” and “living within our means”. She says that the Tories have found £70bn in savings – “the bulk of those savings have to come from welfare”. She also argues that the money would be found in reducing the size of the civil service.“We have talked about reducing budgets in departments like DCMS (Department of Culture, Media and Sports).” Those differences should not prevent progress on health, education, tackling poverty and inequality, and fairer debt terms for vulnerable states.

The Caribbean’s longstanding position on reparatory justice remains unchanged. Differences over financial compensation should be addressed through dialogue, but they need not prevent progress in areas where agreement is possible. Continue reading...