Badenoch hits out at formal UK slavery apology as ‘navel-gazing distraction’
2 sources·Updated November 1, 2026
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- Guardian World·3h agoBritain should not issue apology over slave trade, says Kemi Badenoch
Tory leader says apology would be ‘navel-gazing distraction’ and would be used as lever for financial compensation Kemi Badenoch has said an apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade would be a “navel-gazing distraction”, describing slavery as an evil “in which…
Read at Guardian World → - The Independent·22h agoBadenoch hits out at formal UK slavery apology as ‘navel-gazing distraction’
Comes after the Prime Minister said he was ‘open’ to calls for an official apology
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