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  "id": 17423110,
  "title": "UK PM Burnham says 'open' to slavery apology but rules out financial reparations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/uk-pm-burnham-says-open-to-slavery-apology-but-rules-out-financial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T12:31:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261031-burnham-says-uk-open-to-slavery-apology-but-rules-out-financial-reparations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Saturday he was \"open\" to the UK apologizing for the first time for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but has rejected calls for the country to pay financial reparations. Issues around Britain's colonial history have loomed large over King Charles' ongoing visit to three Carribean countries leading up to a Commonwealth leaders summit.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Burnham opens door to formal apology for Britain’s slave trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/burnham-opens-door-to-formal-apology-for-britains-slave-trade",
        "published": "2026-10-31T13:19:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "UK's Burnham says he is 'open' to formal apology for slavery, but rules out reparations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/uks-burnham-says-he-is-open-to-formal-apology-for-slavery-but-rules",
        "published": "2026-10-31T15:58:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ‘open’ to calls for slavery apology but not reparations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/uk-prime-minister-andy-burnham-open-to-calls-for-slavery-apology-but",
        "published": "2026-10-31T17:50:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}