The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations are to meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade on the agenda of summit discussions.

Downing Street insists a discussion about the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries.

Frederick Mitchell, the minister of foreign affairs in the Bahamas, said that a 'discussion needs to be had about the history' around reparations as Keir Starmer jetted to Samoa

Commonwealth leaders to discuss reparations for transatlantic slave trade at CHOGM summit

Leaders and officials from 56 countries with roots in Britain's empire, as well as Britain's King Charles, are in the small island nation and attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

APIA: The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday (Oct 24) ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks on climate change and the question of reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery. King Charles, the head of the grouping, is

Keir Starmer has been warned it is 'only a matter of time' before Britain bow to pressure as nations push for a clear statement at a summit in Samoa.

UK PM Keir Starmer has said the focus should be on ‘real challenges like climate’

Sir Keir Starmer has stared down calls for the United Kingdom to pay reparations for its historical involvement in the slave trade, insisting the Commonwealth should instead be "facing forward" together.

Ministers have insisted that the UK has no plans to pay reparations, as Keir Starmer heads to talks with the heads of Commonwealth nations amid mounting demands for payouts in compensation for slavery.

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.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing demands for talks on reparatory justice over slavery and the UK’s colonial past ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

“There should be … a ‘come to Jesus’ moment, where we truly look at one another in the eye,” Bahamas leader Philip Davis told POLITICO.

Downing Street initially insisted the issue is not on the agenda at the gathering of 56 countries in Samoa, which the PM is attending along with the King.

Sir Keir Starmer will face down demands to pay compensation for Britian's role in the slave trade as he flies into a key Commonwealth summit today