Andy Burnham has expressed openness to a formal apology for Britain's historic involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, alongside increased financial aid to African Commonwealth countries and the Caribbean. Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, welcomed the desire to negotiate and emphasized that reparations will remain necessary. The leaders of the Caribbean islands are demanding financial compensation along with debt relief and development assistance.

Andy Burnham has expressed openness to a formal apology for Britain's historic involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, alongside increased financial aid to African Commonwealth countries and the Caribbean. Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, welcomed the desire to negotiate and emphasized that reparations will remain necessary. The leaders of the Caribbean islands are demanding financial compensation along with debt relief and development assistance.