# Britain should not issue apology over slave trade, says Kemi Badenoch

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-01T11:26:46+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/britain-should-not-apologise-slave-trade-kemi-badenoch
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/britain-should-not-issue-apology-over-slave-trade-says-kemi-badenoch-3dc9a1/

Tory leader says apology would be ‘navel-gazing distraction’ and would be used as lever for financial compensation Kemi Badenoch has said an apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade would be a “navel-gazing distraction”, describing slavery as an evil “in which people from every continent and region participated”. Speaking to broadcasters on Sunday, Badenoch also questioned wheth

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