At the opening of the Commonwealth summit, King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade “a monstrous injustice”.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is holding talks with leaders of the bloc about a formal apology but ruled out paying the financial reparations demanded by some Caribbean countries, saying over the weekend that he was open to saying sorry. Britain will allocate £40 million for Caribbean infrastructure and is pursuing a debt relief plan for the poorest Commonwealth countries.