{"id":"7cd12ba7-7c0b-49c8-9627-a09b960fad71","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5398239je88o","domain":"bbc.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"BBC","country":"GB","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"British Broadcasting Corporation"},"title":"Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations","plainHeadline":"UK open to formal slavery apology but refuses reparations","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is open to an apology for Britain's role in the slave trade.","He rules out financial reparations, calling them not the right answer.","Burnham seeks a structured, honest dialogue with those affected by slavery.","Comments ahead of a Commonwealth leaders summit in the Caribbean.","Caribbean nations push for apology and reparations while Britain maintains position."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T03:12:08.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T03:25:33.033Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/b60ceec7-a8ee-4b06-8fb4-762859eac3fd","storyId":"b60ceec7-a8ee-4b06-8fb4-762859eac3fd","image":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/7a09/live/908b67d0-d4cf-11f1-b441-2b33b063138f.jpg","author":"Damian Grammaticas; Toby Mann","dek":"The prime minister says Britain must \"face up to the past\" for its role in the transatlantic slave trade but reparations are \"not the right answer\"."}