Apology instead of compensation; British version to escape historical disgrace British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that he is willing to consider requests for an official apology from this country for its historical role in the slave trade, but will not pay compensation for this historical shame! Burnham wrote in a note in the "Guardian" newspaper that the British government offers a framework for an organized dialogue with the victims of the Atlantic slave trade; A trade during which at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and sold into slavery. "Listening to calls for an official apology from the British government will be an important part of this process and I have no objection to that," he stressed. However, the British Prime Minister claimed: "I do not think that the British people can be responsible for historical mistakes, however terrible they may be, that occurred in a different era and under different laws and he personally had no part in it." - Link.

Apology instead of compensation; British version to escape historical disgrace British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that he is willing to consider requests for an official apology from this country for its historical role in the slave trade, but will not pay compensation for this historical shame! Burnham wrote in a note in the "Guardian" newspaper that the British government offers a framework for an organized dialogue with the victims of the Atlantic slave trade; A trade during which at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and sold into slavery. "Listening to calls for an official apology from the British government will be an important part of this process and I have no objection to that," he stressed. However, the British Prime Minister claimed: "I do not think that the British people can be responsible for historical mistakes, however terrible they may be, that occurred in a different era and under different laws and he personally had no part in it." - Link.