Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Ed Miliband accused previous governments of having had a tendency to “sweep under the carpet” the issue of slavery but ruled out extra financial contributions, as well as the prospect of reparations, for the UK’s historical role.
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Miliband → accuse → role
Speaking to BBC Newscast, he criticised what he described as a “sorry, not sorry” from Sir Tony Blair, who in 2006 expressed “deep sorrow and regret” for Britain’s involvement in the slave trade but stopped short of an official apology.
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who → speak → apology
The Prime Minister has left the door open to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the state as he pursues a “structured dialogue” about the issue with Commonwealth nations, which Mr Miliband said was likely to conclude within a year.
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Miliband → leave → year
Speaking to broadcasters on Monday, Mr Burnham also refused to be drawn on whether the change in position could mean higher costs for taxpayers.
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change → speak → taxpayers
But asked whether the new approach could end up costing UK taxpayers a penny more, Mr Miliband said: “No.
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Miliband → ask → ?
“I mean, not… no.
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I → mean → ?
And that’s – for us, that’s never been what it’s about.
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it → ’ → what
And that’s why it’s been important that you know, and I did have this conversation with our partners in advance.
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I → ’ → advance
I said, ‘look, we are going to say we are willing to say that we’re open to an apology, but we’re not going to shift our position on reparations.’
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we → say → reparations
“It’s not for us.
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It → ’ → us
It’s not the right answer.
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It → ’ → ?
It’s not practical.
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It → ’ → ?
It’s not feasible for us, but there are things we can work on co-operatively.”
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we → ’ → us
He added: “And you know there’s been a lot of acceptance of that, and I mean people have been honestly a bit bruised by the past, what happened in the past, the sense that we just really just wanted to sweep this issue under the carpet and not confront it.
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we → add → it
“My sense is there’s a bit of a sigh of relief that OK well at least you know at least there’s a sense of we’ve got a shared interest now in moving the Commonwealth on.”
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we → ’ → Commonwealth
Mr Miliband said Sir Tony “did sort of do a kind of sorry not sorry situation”, adding: “He sort of, yeah, he kind of expressed sorrow, but and then said sorry, and then it was walked back by No 10.”
The Prime Minister has ruled out offering reparations for the harm caused by the transatlantic slave trade but has used the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) to set out plans for a “debt reset” aimed at helping poorer countries struggling with repayments.
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He has argued that work to support member states amid rising global interest rate costs must include non-G7 donors and the private sector as he met counterparts from across the group in St John’s, the capital of Antigua, this week.
The UK will also allocate £40 million over three years from within existing budgets to speed up critical infrastructure investment including green energy in the Caribbean.
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UK → say → Caribbean
Calls for an apology and reparations have grown in recent years, with St Lucia’s Prime Minister Philip J Pierre, chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) reportedly saying the economic and political bloc was “ready to engage” in the “structured dialogue” Mr Burnham had proposed.
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Burnham → grow → dialogue
The Prime Minister said the UK wanted to “work closely with you to make sure we get that right” as he met the president of Ghana for one-to-one talks on the sidelines of the summit later on Tuesday.
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he → say → Tuesday
Exchanging warm words at the top of the meeting, John Dramani Mahama in turn said Britain had shown a “shift in some very strong positions” and is now “more open to interacting with the rest of the world” and the Commonwealth.
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Britain → exchange → world
After the last Chogm in 2024, when Downing Street was resistant to any discussions about reparations, the Ghanaian leader said the new Prime Minister’s approach “creates a first step for us to continue to work to see how we can put this whole issue of transatlantic slave trade and colonialism behind us”.
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we → say → us
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