Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro (C-L) accompanied by Lufthansa Executive President Carsten Spohr (C-R) pose for a family photo after the signing of the contract for the partial privatization of the airline TAP Air Portugal, between the Portuguese state and the Lufthansa Group at TAP airline headquarters in Lisbon on November 3, 2026. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP via Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 3: A general view of The Gilt of Cain granite sculpture by Michael Visocchi on November 3, 2026 in London, England. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that the UK government is open to a formal apology for its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade. Burnham launched a "structured dialogue" to consult with the African and Caribbean nations most affected by the legacy of chattel slavery to help shape the wording and framework of an expected formal state apology. While the Prime Minister completely ruled out paying financial reparations or accepting modern-day financial liability, he countered this by pledging a £40 million investment into green energy projects for the Caribbean and proposing a "debt reset" framework to assist economically vulnerable Commonwealth states. This move towards a formal state apology marks a significant shift from previous British governments, building upon the decades of parliamentary advocacy led by William Wilberforce that ultimately culminated in the UK abolishing slavery across most of its empire in 1833. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 3: A person walks past The Gilt of Cain granite sculpture by Michael Visocchi on November 3, 2026 in London, England. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that the UK government is open to a formal apology for its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade. Burnham launched a "structured dialogue" to consult with the African and Caribbean nations most affected by the legacy of chattel slavery to help shape the wording and framework of an expected formal state apology. While the Prime Minister completely ruled out paying financial reparations or accepting modern-day financial liability, he countered this by pledging a £40 million investment into green energy projects for the Caribbean and proposing a "debt reset" framework to assist economically vulnerable Commonwealth states. This move towards a formal state apology marks a significant shift from previous British governments, building upon the decades of parliamentary advocacy led by William Wilberforce that ultimately culminated in the UK abolishing slavery across most of its empire in 1833. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 3: A plaque on The Buxton Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens is pictured on November 3, 2026 in London, England. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that the UK government is open to a formal apology for its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade. Burnham launched a "structured dialogue" to consult with the African and Caribbean nations most affected by the legacy of chattel slavery to help shape the wording and framework of an expected formal state apology. While the Prime Minister completely ruled out paying financial reparations or accepting modern-day financial liability, he countered this by pledging a £40 million investment into green energy projects for the Caribbean and proposing a "debt reset" framework to assist economically vulnerable Commonwealth states. This move towards a formal state apology marks a significant shift from previous British governments, building upon the decades of parliamentary advocacy led by William Wilberforce that ultimately culminated in the UK abolishing slavery across most of its empire in 1833. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (L) stands next to France's Economy, Finances and Industry Minister Roland Lescure (2nd-L) listening to France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, as they attend a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament in Paris on November 3, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 3: A general view of the Olaudah Equiano Plaque on November 3, 2026 in London, England. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that the UK government is open to a formal apology for its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade. Burnham launched a "structured dialogue" to consult with the African and Caribbean nations most affected by the legacy of chattel slavery to help shape the wording and framework of an expected formal state apology. While the Prime Minister completely ruled out paying financial reparations or accepting modern-day financial liability, he countered this by pledging a £40 million investment into green energy projects for the Caribbean and proposing a "debt reset" framework to assist economically vulnerable Commonwealth states. This move towards a formal state apology marks a significant shift from previous British governments, building upon the decades of parliamentary advocacy led by William Wilberforce that ultimately culminated in the UK abolishing slavery across most of its empire in 1833. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 3: Information about The Buxton Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens is pictured on November 3, 2026 in London, England. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that the UK government is open to a formal apology for its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade. Burnham launched a "structured dialogue" to consult with the African and Caribbean nations most affected by the legacy of chattel slavery to help shape the wording and framework of an expected formal state apology. While the Prime Minister completely ruled out paying financial reparations or accepting modern-day financial liability, he countered this by pledging a £40 million investment into green energy projects for the Caribbean and proposing a "debt reset" framework to assist economically vulnerable Commonwealth states. This move towards a formal state apology marks a significant shift from previous British governments, building upon the decades of parliamentary advocacy led by William Wilberforce that ultimately culminated in the UK abolishing slavery across most of its empire in 1833. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 3: A general view of The Gilt of Cain granite sculpture by Michael Visocchi on November 3, 2026 in London, England. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that the UK government is open to a formal apology for its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade. Burnham launched a "structured dialogue" to consult with the African and Caribbean nations most affected by the legacy of chattel slavery to help shape the wording and framework of an expected formal state apology. While the Prime Minister completely ruled out paying financial reparations or accepting modern-day financial liability, he countered this by pledging a £40 million investment into green energy projects for the Caribbean and proposing a "debt reset" framework to assist economically vulnerable Commonwealth states. This move towards a formal state apology marks a significant shift from previous British governments, building upon the decades of parliamentary advocacy led by William Wilberforce that ultimately culminated in the UK abolishing slavery across most of its empire in 1833. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)