Left-wing MPs including Jeremy Corbyn have been heaping pressure on Andy Burnham over slavery reparations after he opened the door to making an official apology.
The PM is heading for a Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda that could be dominated by the issue.
Mr Burnham signalled a major shift in the UK’s stance over the weekend, insisting he wanted a ‘structured dialogue’ with those affected by slavery.
‘Listening to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the British state will form an important part of this process. I am open to them,’ he wrote in The Guardian.
Mr Burnham rejected calls for
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