Keir Starmer, Commonwealth

Starmer urged by Commonwealth leaders to discuss slavery reparations
That’s my focus.”Sir Keir has made history as the first UK Prime Minister to have visited a Pacific island nation, and will be in the company of the King, the head of the Commonwealth, during the gathering.
King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit
Britain’s government and King Charles III are bracing for a heated conversation about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, as the issue looks set to overshadow a summit of Commonwealth leaders in Samoa.
Keir Starmer blasted for 'losing the plot' in bonkers slavery reparations row
Robert Jenrick has piled in on the row after a Whitehall source suggested the PM could sign up to a pro-reparations communique.
Starmer: Commonwealth should focus on ‘here and now’, not on slavery reparations
The Prime Minister said he believes the Commonwealth should instead be ‘facing forward’ together on current day issues like climate change.
Britain's leaders likely to face slavery reparations questions at a summit of former colonies
A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly likely to feature at a summit of nations its empire once colonized, after Caribbean leaders said they would thrust the matter of financial reparations into the spotlight at the event in Samoa.
Black MPs tell Keir Starmer considering reparations for slavery is 'right thing to do'
Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to confront the topic as Commonwealth leaders are set to defy him and agree plans to discuss reparations at a major summit
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I apologised for my slave-owning ancestors and paid reparations – Keir Starmer can do the same for the UK
Sir Kier Starmer says rather than talking about reparations he wants to work with Commonwealth countries on ‘future-facing’ issues like climate change (Photo: Fiona Goodall/AF
Keir Starmer 'gave green light' for reparation demand with one controversial move
A senior Tory MP has blasted Keir Starmer and said it's partly his fault for the demands resurfacing at CHOGM.
Keir Starmer under fire from senior Labour MP over refusal to open talks on reparations
No 10 says reparations are ‘not on the agenda’ for the PM as he arrives in Samoa for a major Commonwealth meeting
Anthony Albanese meets Keir Starmer at Commonwealth meeting in Samoa
Anthony Albanese has met British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for bilateral talks in Samoa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting – building on a successful Australian tour of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations
Downing Street insists a discussion about the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries.
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I was on Keir Starmer's flight to Samoa when he was handed a major headache at 38,000 ft
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