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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested that Britain could formally apologize for its historical role in the transatlantic slave trade. The potential apology has been linked to a report in The Guardian, with discussions ongoing regarding whether King Charles will alter his scheduled Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting speech.
Reform UK MP Suella Braverman is set to discuss the proposal. GB News understands King Charles has not changed his speech at this time.
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“The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, wants to say sorry for slavery. Has he signed this off with His Majesty the King? Reform UK MP Suella Braverman is going to be joining me to discuss that. And speaking of breaking royal news coming out of the Caribbean, our royal correspondent Cameron— GB News understands King Charles has not changed his Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting speech following Andy Burnham's suggestion in The Guardian that Britain could well be about to formally apologise for Britain's past role in the transatlantic slave trade. That's right, our royal correspondent Cameron Walker there has the latest on the King's speech, which is set to be an historic one.”