Labour MPs Criticize Starmer Over Stance on Reparations

Keir Starmer faces backlash from Labour backbenchers for rejecting reparations discussions at Commonwealth summit.

Labour MPs, including Clive Lewis and Bell Ribeiro-Addy, accused Keir Starmer of having a 'colonial mindset' for his reluctance to engage in reparations talks.
Starmer has ruled out financial compensation but acknowledged the need for a conversation on reparatory justice at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa.
The 56 Commonwealth nations, including the UK, signed a communique calling for a meaningful discussion on the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.
Diane Abbott criticized Starmer for neglecting a past Labour pledge to establish a national reparations commission.
Starmer emphasized that discussions at the summit were not about money and focused on resilience and climate change, with plans to revisit the reparations topic at a UK-Caribbean forum next year.