Bahamas Prime Minister wants ‘open’ talks with British Starmer on slavery reparations – POLITICO

“Sometimes we are hindered by those around us.”

Starmer told reporters on the flight to CHOGM that slavery was “disgusting”, but added: “I’d rather roll up my sleeves and work with them on current challenges for the future rather than spending so much time on the past.”

The UK prime minister added: “I have spoken to many of our Commonwealth colleagues across the Commonwealth family and they face real challenges here and now on issues such as climate.

“And in all the conversations I’ve had with them, what they’re most interested in is, can we help them work with international institutions, financial institutions, on the packages they need right now?”

But leaders of some Commonwealth countries are trying to include the issue in a declaration to be agreed by the 55 participating countries on Saturday. draft version BBC reported “Noting calls for discussion on restorative justice in relation to the transatlantic trade and chattel slavery of enslaved Africans,” the leaders said they “agreed that it is time for a meaningful, truthful and respectful conversation about building a shared future based on equality.” .”

Davis confirmed that he wanted restorative justice to be clearly mentioned in the statement. He said: “Of course. What happens without saying anything about this (notification)?

When asked to comment on compensation amounts such as £200 billion or £18 trillion, each of which has been discussed in the past, he replied: history. “In my view, the specter that haunts us today cannot be exorcised by a monetary gift.”

He added: “There has to be a ‘come to Jesus’ moment where we actually look each other in the eye and say ‘look, this is what’s going on.'”