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Caribbean Commission Seeks £18 Trillion in UK Reparations

11/16/2025

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The Caribbean Community reparations commission, representing 15 states, will visit Britain next week to discuss slavery reparations and raise awareness.
The commission seeks compensation from former colonial powers, with claims estimated at £18 trillion.
Attendees include Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Clive Lewis, and Green Party MP Carla Denyer.
Historian Professor Sir Hilary Beckles will lead events in London and Birmingham and deliver a lecture, “The Coming Enlightenment.”

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The Caribbean Community reparations commission, representing 15 states, will visit Britain next week to discuss slavery reparations and raise awareness.
The commission seeks compensation from former colonial powers, with claims estimated at £18 trillion.
Attendees include Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Clive Lewis, and Green Party MP Carla Denyer.
Historian Professor Sir Hilary Beckles will lead events in London and Birmingham and deliver a lecture, “The Coming Enlightenment.”