Andy Burnham open to calls for formal apology for Britain’s role in slave trade

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed openness to calls for a formal state apology regarding Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. Ahead of a Commonwealth leaders' summit in the Caribbean, he conveyed personal sorrow and regret for the resulting suffering. While rejecting demands for reparations, stating British people cannot pay for past wrongs, he emphasised the need to confront this complicated history and offered formal talks to those affected by the legacy of slavery.