{"id":"d38fcbba-aa58-4f49-8e83-b6e8c5587161","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/andy-burnham-commonwealth-charles-iii-gordon-brown-london-b3076770.html","domain":"independent.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"The Independent","country":"GB","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"UK prime minister signals the government will consider an apology for its role in the slave trade","plainHeadline":"UK PM signals possible apology for role in slave trade","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says a formal apology is being considered.","Burnham writes in the Guardian about Britain’s 'complicated history' with slavery.","He plans a structured dialogue with affected nations and Commonwealth partners.","Britain would resist paying reparations but push debt relief for developing countries.","The move accompanies a Commonwealth meeting in Antigua and Barbuda and a trip by King Charles III."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T09:48:51.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T10:15:35.215Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/b60ceec7-a8ee-4b06-8fb4-762859eac3fd","storyId":"b60ceec7-a8ee-4b06-8fb4-762859eac3fd","image":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/10/31/09/Britain_Budget_39476.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2","author":"Danica Kirka","dek":"U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says his government will consider apologizing for the first time for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade as it seeks to strengthen relations with nations in Africa and the Caribbean"}