Lammy to open slavery reparations talks after Caribbean colonies demand £18trillion

Caribbean officials are demanding trillions of pounds from the UK as the Foreign Office is open to reparations for slavery.

The Telegraph reports David Lammy’s office is set to be looking at April to meet members of the Reparations Commission of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).

Caricom is a political grouping of 15 states that has been demanding compensation from former colonial powers for years.

According to Caribbean sources, the meeting has been planned as part of a Caricom delegation of officials and political leaders who will restate demands that Britain pay for its role in the slave trade.

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