Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations | BBC News

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned.

Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries, which begins in the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday.

But diplomatic sources said officials were negotiating an agreement to conduct further research and begin a “meaningful conversation” about an issue which could potentially leave the UK owing billions of pounds in reparations.

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[miraladak]

The reparation money would just end up in the pockets of their corrupt ruling elites, not to improve the lives of ordinary people.

[Whitelegs-S-U-W]

I want reparations from Italy for the Roman invasion for sending my ancestors to die in the gold mines for 400 years and from France for the Norman invasion.

[theconsistentnoddy]

Let’s just get one thing clear, none of these people asking for reparations care about getting an apology or justice. They care about money.

[Raz-iwfj]

Never mind slavery that the UK ended in the West. How about we talk about the slavery still being practised today in Africa and the Middle East?

But they’re more bothered about their wallets… digusting

[b]

I've never owned a slave, therefore I owe nothing to someone who has never been a slave..

[boopadin]

Will the black Africans be paying reparations to the families of the slaves they sold?

[mikefish]

None of them were slaves, and none of us were slaves owners. This is just grift.

[britishadventurenews]

England did more to end the slave trade than any other country. I am very proud of this. Everyone should be.

[derekwhyle]

The British public would never support any government that agreed to pay reparations and these chancers need to understand that.

[GIBBO]

I’m sorry, but wasn’t it their own people that sold them in the first place?

[gyver]

If they actually gave a shit about slavery they'd be focused on ending the trade that is still going on to this day. Not harping on about something that happened over 200 years ago.

[WiseManFromAfrica]

Greetings from the very heart of Africa. We have been misinformed that colonialism have had us poor and depressed. Nation like Ethiopia was never colonised. What makes them poor is twenty years of communism and tribal politics.

[nick]

Can the UK be paid for inventing everything that modern day life takes for granted

[shinydarknight]

NO NO NO reparations, the UK is not a cash machine for poor countries

[RustyCV]

Paying people in the present for some that happened to people past, sounds stupid

[MrCrosby.s_lunch]

This thing is getting ridiculous honestly, it's such a travesty

[babz]

In 1833, Britain compensated slave owners for lost "property" after abolishing slavery. Enslaved people received nothing! and we the british taxpayers repaid the debt equivalent of 17 billion until 2015!

[ridleyclayburn]

It's just a grift. For goodness sake stand up for this country and say absolutely not!

[KushBs]

We abolished slavery the hell we got pay for! If it wasn’t for uk slavery would of went of for centuries more this is nuts

[Cosmic-Wanderer]

I’ll die on this once great land before i hand over anything to something i had nothing to do with