Commonwealth leaders push for reparations for transatlatic slave trade to be put on the agenda

Oct. 24 (UPI) -- British Commonwealth leaders meeting on the Pacific island of Samoa are set to hold talks on an agreement to seek justice for suffering and damage from the transatlantic slave trade that could see Britain -- one of the main actors and beneficiaries -- on the hook for billions of dollars in reparations.

The proposal for an in-depth look at the issue at the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting goes against the wishes of Britain, represented at the five-day gathering by King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, which insisted the matter was not on the agenda.

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