# Debt relief and aid no replacement for slavery reparations, UK told

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/debt-relief-and-aid-no-replacement-for-slavery-reparations-uk-told/
- Published: 2026-11-04T21:10:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T21:49:09+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/debt-relief-aid-no-replacement-slavery-reparations-uk-told-caribbean
- Topics: Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Caribbean advocates reject aid and debt relief as substitutes for reparations.
- Their plan seeks debt cancellation and monetary compensation.
- Advocates say affected communities must shape any reparative measures.

## Summary

Caribbean reparations advocates say UK debt relief and development aid cannot substitute for reparations for slavery and colonial extraction. Their comments follow Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s offer of talks and an apology, while ruling out reparations and proposing debt resets and infrastructure funding.

A Caribbean Community commission’s 10-point plan calls for debt cancellation and monetary compensation, alongside measures including ecological and psychological repair. Ralph Gonsalves said aid and debt restructuring should not be presented as reparations, while Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy argued affected communities must decide what reparative arrangements involve. Burnham announced £40m for Caribbean infrastructure over three years.

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