The Prime Minister said he believes the Commonwealth should instead be ‘facing forward’ together on current day issues like climate change.

British Commonwealth leaders meeting on the Pacific island of Samoa are set to hold talks on an agreement to seek justice for suffering and damage from the transatlantic slave trade that could see Bri

Downing Street insists a discussion about the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries.

Commonwealth leaders are reportedly preparing to defy the UK and agree plans to examine reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. It comes despite Downing Street’s insistence that the issue of reparations is not on the agenda for this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (Chogm),

I've talked to a lot of our Commonwealth colleagues in the Commonwealth family and they're facing real challenges on things like climate in the here and now.'

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned. Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries,