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UK foreign minister hints at formal slavery apology but says payouts ‘not feasible’
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said it was “not feasible” for the country to pay reparations for slavery, after King Charles III expressed remorse amid calls for a formal apology and compensation. “It’s not the right answer.
It’s not practical. It’s not feasible for us, but there are things we can work on cooperatively,” Miliband told the BBC in an interview aired on Wednesday.
He added that London would not “shift our position on reparations”. Miliband also hinted that Britain...
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