Downing Street today rebuffed calls for Britain to hand out billions of pounds in slavery reparations today ahead of a major Commonwealth summit later this month.
A group of Caribbean governments wants to discuss their demand for cash at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa next week.
The prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, is leading demands from West Indies nations, saying reparations for slavery and colonialism should be part of a new 'global reset'.
But No10 said today that reparations were 'not on the agenda' and the Government would not pay them anyway.
It comes as Ms Mottley faces questions over her country's links to China where the UN has reported the forced labour of members of minority groups.
Asked about the demand, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: 'Just to be clear, reparations are not on the agenda for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.
'Technically, the Government's position on this has not changed. We do not pay reparations. Read More
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