The Guardian view on apologising for slavery: a necessary process has at last begun | Editorial

Andy Burnham’s commitment to a structured dialogue with Caribbean governments is a step forward, but they need more than wordsThere was a risk, in the run-up to the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) this week, that important discussions could be derailed by the UK government’s refusal to apologise for slavery and the slave trade, combined with its continuing rejection…