“I don't think we should be giving any money to compensate people for the slave trade, and I don't think that Andy Burnham needs to be apologising because it is a lever to wedge open the door to ask for cash.”

Kemi Badenoch · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Badenoch urged the prime minister not to issue an apology for slavery, warning it would give countries a reason to seek reparations.