Burnham to seek input from affected countries on UK slavery apology at Commonwealth summit

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Burnham agrees to dialogue on reparatory justice as 48 are arrested at Palestine Action protest

On Sunday, Ralph Gonsalves said British officials had initially insisted that slavery reparations not be on the Commonwealth leaders' summit agenda in Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has since agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice, though the topic remains off the formal agenda. Also on Sunday, former chancellor Rachel Reeves wrote in the Sunday Times that Britain's future lies in the EU. On Saturday, London police arrested 48 people at a protest against the Palestine Action ban.

• Gonsalves says UK officials warned Burnham might skip the summit if reparations were on the agenda.
• Al Jazeera reported on Saturday that Burnham is open to a formal apology for the slave trade but rules out financial reparations.
• Reeves wrote that Brexit has made the UK poorer, weaker and less secure, and backed Burnham amid questions over a possible return to the EU or its freedom of movement rules.
• The Palestine Action protests, which also took place in Edinburgh, came days before a UK Supreme Court appeal over the ban.