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Britse premier Burnham wil excuses voor slavenhandel en een schuldenherziening, maar herstelbetalingen komen er niet

VRT NWS3 November 2026, 11:42 UTCUnited Kingdom

De Britse premier Andy Burnham wil namens het Verenigd Koninkrijk excuses aanbieden voor de rol van het land in de trans-Atlantische slavenhandel. Herstelbetalingen komen er niet, al wil hij wel de schulden van de landen van het Gemenebest herbekijken. Ook koning Charles wil volgens het paleis eerlijk en "met oprecht verdriet" over de slavenhandel spreken.

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