# Antigua PM backs republic vote and renews call for UK slavery reparations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/antiguas-pm-welcomes-charles-then-says-he-wants-to-remove-him-as-head-of-state-blasts-kemi-badenoch-and-demands-uk-pay-huge-reparations-over-slavery-so-there-isnt-a-repeat/
- Published: 2026-11-02T02:53:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T03:18:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16257157/Prime-Minister-Antigua-Barbuda-wants-Charles-removed-monarch-reparations-slavery.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Browne wants Antigua and Barbuda to become a republic.
- A constitutional change needs support from more than two-thirds of voters.
- He called for UK reparations for slavery and criticised Kemi Badenoch.

## Summary

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said he personally wants the country to become a republic and replace King Charles as head of state, while welcoming the King and Queen Camilla during their Caribbean visit. He also renewed calls for the UK to pay reparations for slavery, arguing that addressing its legacy matters beyond the Caribbean.

Browne said a constitutional change requires more than two-thirds of Antiguans to vote in favour, and that the decision belongs to the public. He criticised Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch for opposing further apologies for the slave trade, and said reparations could be funded from the UK’s overseas development budget; he warned that failure to compensate could risk future atrocities.

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