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

Sir Keir Starmer will face down demands to pay up to £18trn in compensation for Britian's role in the slave trade, despite No.10's insistence that reparations are not on the agenda.

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.

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

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.

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.

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