Bell Ribeiro-Addy stated that the government was probably not apologizing because they were afraid of being held accountable for compensation, something Sir Keir Starmer has denied.
“We do have to do things to try and move forward,” she said, despite the fact that money cannot “fully reconcile for the horrors of enslavement and colonialism.”
“I believe the liability is the reason they’re not apologizing, but a lack of apology speaks to an absolute lack of respect,” Ms. Ribeiro-Addy told News.
We would apologize to these nations if we saw them as equals.
On Thursday, the UK’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was “not on the agenda,” according to Downing Street.
