Prime Minister Andy Burnham has indicated he is open to discussing an official apology for Britain's historical role in the transatlantic slave trade, though he has dismissed the idea of financial reparations. This stance comes ahead of King Charles's hosting of the Commonwealth summit in St. John's during his Caribbean tour, an event anticipated to be potentially contentious.
The Morning Poll, featured in the Daily Mail, is asking readers whether Britain should pay reparations for its involvement in the slave trade, with results to be published in the following day's newsletter.