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Burnham offers talks on slavery apology to ease reparations tensions

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UK prime minister Andy Burnham has offered to discuss a formal apology over slavery, which has calmed tensions over reparations, the Financial Times reports. He also promised to champion a debt reset for struggling Commonwealth nations and to provide £40mn for vital infrastructure in the Caribbean.

This continues an earlier story: UK PM Burnham to seek input from slavery-affected countries on formal apology

Later: Caribbean Community sets out ten modest proposals for repairing relations with the UK over slavery

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    Reports that Burnham's offer to discuss a formal apology over slavery has calmed reparations tensions, alongside a promised debt reset for struggling Commonwealth nations and £40mn for Caribbean infrastructure.

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