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Should Britain pay reparations?
As the Commonwealth summit got underway on Friday, there have been renewed calls for the UK to provide reparations for its historical role in the slave trade.
The prime minister and the chancellor have ruled out “paying out” reparations – but there have been hints the government would be willing to pay out other forms of reparations.
The UK has long faced calls to provide reparations for its role in the Atlantic slave trade which saw millions of Africans enslaved and forced to work, largely on plantations in the Caribbean and Americas.
Many Commonwealth leaders ignored PM Starmer and have decided to move towards a “meaningful conversation” on the issue.
The reports have of course sparked a huge conversation within the country – and its media.
Here are the thoughts of some of the biggest publications in the country.
