Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise for Britain's slavery record
The UK prime minister has said he will not apologise for Britain's record on slavery because 'trying to unpick our history' is not the right approach.
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The Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy asked Sunak to give a 'full and meaningful apology' and commit to reparatory justice.
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as an african man, I believe an apology does nothing or changes nothing. The sins of the father aren't the sins of the son.
@Braverman.G
11 ай бұрын
I'm a Ghanaian, I wanna ask her if they will pay the British for fighting to end slavery?????? Ne kwasia!
@9grand
11 ай бұрын
Same as it is Africa which did sell his sons as slaves to the British
@ubfsticky4954
11 ай бұрын
these nations primary source of wealth was these atrocities so even if they didn’t commit the crimes they still benefit from it and live off of it.
@aakash3071
11 ай бұрын
But son get the inheritance as heirs...... If u own their wealth why not their apologies and some shame 😂😂😂😂
@sarahshaw7315
11 ай бұрын
@@aakash3071because we only stoped paying off out debt for freeing all British slaves in 2015. Because our country lead the crusade against slavery and is the only reason it was ridden from Europe and the Americas
Let's spend our energy on ending the slavery that still exists.
@phoenixgaruda5223
Жыл бұрын
Which would still includes Africans.
@stephenkane1074
Жыл бұрын
@@phoenixgaruda5223 Africa needs to do more to end slavery.
@phoenixgaruda5223
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenkane1074 Explain
@rahulvig5298
Жыл бұрын
@@phoenixgaruda5223 Google
@michaelmurphy1127
Жыл бұрын
In Africa by Africans.
Why would he apologise for something he didn’t do?
@bloodfiredrake7259
Жыл бұрын
His apology would be on the behalf of the British government, who he serves as the primary representative and who provably committed all of the accused atrocities and more.
@varunpatil599
11 ай бұрын
@@bloodfiredrake7259he was on the receiving side of British colonialism
@bluebell3720
11 ай бұрын
@@varunpatil599 how he was born in Britain to parents who were born in Africa their parents were born in India
@Asoka-great
11 ай бұрын
@@varunpatil599 Not him Personally
@ninofromkitchennightmares1497
11 ай бұрын
@@bloodfiredrake7259 Then maybe Spain and every other african nation should apologize too because fellow africans cant keep acting like we didnt enslave our enemies
Apology wont change anything. Also, how can Rishi be held accountable, when his mother country was in the same boat. Actions speak louder than words.
@veggiesupreme3556
Жыл бұрын
and what would his mother country be?
@Kitxne
Жыл бұрын
@@veggiesupreme3556 India
@s.r301
Жыл бұрын
This dude has nothing to do with India, other than his wife. He doesn't even speak Hindi. He is a Brit.
@veggiesupreme3556
Жыл бұрын
@@Kitxne bro the man was born in the UK and went to Winchester College. He’s probably more British than you or I. His parents were born in Kenya. He’s a long way from being from India
@hanawolfgang
Жыл бұрын
Apology and action will change things. If you don't apologize it means you don't regret it. Simple.
The fact that a woman MP with African heritage is asking the PM who has Indian heritage, shows that there is no need to apologise. I wonder what slavers and ordinary folk from 200 years ago would make of that exchange if they could be transported to 200 years in the future.
@jimjam6958
Жыл бұрын
Spot on
@Jicaaalab
Жыл бұрын
Maybe they'll feel ashamed🤣
@insanebe1
Жыл бұрын
she is the one who needs to appologise, Africans were the enslavers afterall
@thetalk3155
Жыл бұрын
They would think its a nightmare
@theancientsancients1769
Жыл бұрын
That pm has Stockholm Syndrome
On behalf if everyone I apologise to everyone for everything. Job done.
@Curi0u50ne
Жыл бұрын
Get elected first…
@VortexVisionary
Жыл бұрын
Apologies offend me... you may now apologise for apologising then you can apologise for that apology too... and that one too... and that one too... 🤔
@GTMarmot
Жыл бұрын
OK no problem. Don't do that stuff again
@michaelportaloo1981
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Now send cash too.
@ElectrostatiCrow
Жыл бұрын
Hallelujah everyone Dee Jay saved the planet.
Africans and Indians in the British parliament arguing about slavery is the most 21st century thing ever
@Goofball6trillion
9 ай бұрын
Fr
@akhripasta2670
8 ай бұрын
African asking apology from Indian origin British for enslaving her ancestors
@rosyapplekitchen635
8 ай бұрын
@@akhripasta2670😂most of us are going to need apologies
@GlenRoss-ug5jm
7 ай бұрын
@@akhripasta2670 The Sheedis black Indians of African descent are descended from African slaves.
@Dunshad8020
2 ай бұрын
😂😂 UK is done and they are free from this and both scammers will fight
As an Italian, I apologize for having invaded Britain.🗿
@darrenfirth3458
11 ай бұрын
Thats a nice apology but as a briton you have no need to be sorry for something that happened centuries ago, I don't suppose you were there at the time?
@trajan_1802
11 ай бұрын
@@darrenfirth3458 yeah, I was joking because of how absurd it is
@darrenfirth3458
11 ай бұрын
Yeah I had a feeling you were being sarcastic (just wasn't sure)😂
@tombarter3287
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing so; we wouldn’t have roads otherwise.
@JAYKOP007
10 ай бұрын
I'll let you off this once 😂😂😂
will africa also apologize for enslaving their own or is this only the UK ?
@nathanielmorrisson6666
Жыл бұрын
Just the uk
@slopernafti902
Жыл бұрын
Leave it to brits to use whataboutism XD
@TingTong2568
Жыл бұрын
They won't, because they have no shame to do so
@miamiwax5504
Жыл бұрын
Some already have look it up
@tigibiz9774
Жыл бұрын
Yes unfortunately it is only in the UK, did I answer your questions darling?
Considering all the terrible atrocities that have occurred in Africa over the last few decades by the various African governments, I never once heard an apology.
@chideraalexanderdex547
11 ай бұрын
Give examples
@mddi1420
11 ай бұрын
@@chideraalexanderdex547 By deflecting the subject , you implictly admit that they owe apology
@chideraalexanderdex547
11 ай бұрын
@@mddi1420 I simply asked for examples of this claim of atrocities by African governments
@JohnWick_897
11 ай бұрын
@@chideraalexanderdex547 idi amin of Uganda
@chideraalexanderdex547
11 ай бұрын
@@JohnWick_897 who was overthrown by neighboring African countries and banished from the continent Next
For once...just for once in my entire life, I agree with Rishi Sunak
@eshankashyap5169
11 ай бұрын
Becoz he is brown ...you don't support him?
@39vishnuramesh
11 ай бұрын
@@eshankashyap5169 I am brown sir, but I am not a racist...
@BiasedFascistTransYoutubeAdmin
11 ай бұрын
She was there to bait him and to force him on a guilt trip for something his own ancestors never did. That lady exemplifies extreme insanity among those in the professional victim-hood industry. Now, suppose Sunak did offer an apology on behalf of the government, then what? When people demand a personal apology from me at work or in society for the most b/s of reasons, I always say: "I sure can apologize to you. I WON'T MEAN IT at all on my part." I'll simply do it to get you to stop stealing my oxygen; in the way others avoid (or swat away) gnats or mosquitoes in the air. Cheers.
@khan-cricket
11 ай бұрын
@@eshankashyap5169 So you support him just because he is brown ? How about that black woman there ? Will you support her ? And other Asian - yeallow team ?
@hashiraden
11 ай бұрын
Cuz you are Indian
She should apologize for wasting everyone's time.
@JasonGafar
Ай бұрын
Exactly and making us suffer her presence.
@charanbambal9052
11 күн бұрын
😂
Fun fact, Black Barbary pirates used to capture Cornish fisherman for use as slaves, this was happening even after Britain gave two fingers to the world and outlawed the trading in slaves.
@lg8000
Жыл бұрын
I'm Cornish, 'Where's my f*****g money?
@gregorysmith2304
Жыл бұрын
@@lg8000 and your point is? Are you systematically discriminated against even now for it? Are you more likely to be u employed, or live in sub stantial housing, less likely to be promoted to a senior position at your work place. Are their words in the dictionary that are forever synominised derogatorarily to your race like blackmail, black guard, blacklie. You just dont understand cos you have never thought to ask
@fpvDRE
Жыл бұрын
@@lg8000 we will send you some pasties
@ShahanshahofPersia
Жыл бұрын
They weren't Black, lol.
@syphaxjuluisbouzrai5704
Жыл бұрын
well, I'm am a descendant of those black Barbary pirates, I can assure you that the first time I saw a Black guy was when I visited France
The fact they refuse to acknowledge that the majority of slaves throughout history weren’t even black tells you all you need to know about their cause
@oxymoron02
Жыл бұрын
Citation needed.
@callummcintyre713
Жыл бұрын
@@oxymoron02 history and an understanding of the global population.
@mocheck
Жыл бұрын
You woudnt dare talk like that to a Small Hat..Facts
@A1K300
Жыл бұрын
@callum mcintyre so you don't have a citation
@monkeynews8311
Жыл бұрын
@@oxymoron02 This is common knowledge. Do a google search and stop being lazy.
As a Indian, I apologize to Britons for taking over the English cuisine, and make it more Indian. Curry place every corner like it’s a quintessential English pub. 😂
@harstoft
8 ай бұрын
We will never forgive you for making our food delicious
@NativeBharatiye
8 ай бұрын
What food did india had take ?? Curry is not even used in india. Every Indian food is copied by England 😂. Just few days ago, i learned curry is a paste lol.
@diamondduck8589
7 ай бұрын
How could you do this to us
@tinku067
7 ай бұрын
Remind me what’s your National Dish once again ? 😂
@max-ii5jy
7 ай бұрын
yummy
As a Mongolian, i apologise on the behalf of my people to all Iraqis for rekking the great city of Baghdad 🥺
@imperial_Dragnix
12 күн бұрын
Changas khan would not be happy with this comment
It's not an apology she wants. its capitulation.
@Farscape_247
Жыл бұрын
not even that, its money they want and to grind us under their feet.
@davidborwick2339
Жыл бұрын
Yep very true. One step at a time.
@williamsinisterra4189
Жыл бұрын
@King Dice should have made money without free labor and they would have never been a problem
@cynicalidealist11
Жыл бұрын
You don’t know that unless you managed to somehow gain access to her thoughts.
@danisabeh9771
Жыл бұрын
I bet in the year 2100, there will still be some black people asking for an apology from people who didn't anything
I’m black and this was ridiculous, what’s an apology gonna do?😂
@jjefferyworboys8138
11 ай бұрын
The question says more about her. It's a way of raising her personal profile nothing more.
@anrealnub2686
11 ай бұрын
exactly, its not gonna do anything
@Young-lion99
8 ай бұрын
the practice has existed in many cultures. and can be traced back 11,000 years ago due to the conditions created by the invention of agriculture during the Neolithic Revolution. Economic surpluses and high population densities were conditions that made mass slavery viable.
@thestruggler7926
7 ай бұрын
Nothing at all lol. If the people who harmed my family generations ago aren't alive then the apology just doesn't work.
@Chris-kv4vl
7 ай бұрын
It means the countries pillaged then have a legal standing they can pursue.
Never apologise for something you dident do, this is redicilous
@akshaymanta55
11 ай бұрын
The apology is meant to be on behalf of the British government. Einstein!
@bobuh
11 ай бұрын
@@akshaymanta55present British government has never been involved in slavery. They have nothing to apologize for
@Andrew-tx9jy
9 ай бұрын
@@akshaymanta55 THIS British government weren't alive at the time of slavery, neither was I. No apology. No reparations.
@akshaymanta55
9 ай бұрын
@@bobuh I understand your point but if you ever come across even an iota of the literature of the kind of depredations the erstwhile British Govt. made us go through you'd understand that it's one's duty as a compassionate human being to at the very least tender an apology without bruising one's ego. I'm only saying it because if the shoe was on the other side we as a Nation would've done it on humanitarian grounds. I'm only saying this because the atrocities were unimaginable if only one manges to read about it one would quite naturally feel an obligation to apologize as a concentious human being.
@akshaymanta55
9 ай бұрын
@@Andrew-tx9jy I understand your point but if you ever come across even an iota of the literature of the kind of depredations the erstwhile British Govt. made us go through you'd understand that it's one's duty as a compassionate human being to at the very least tender an apology without bruising one's ego. I'm only saying it because if the shoe was on the other side we as a Nation would've done it on humanitarian grounds. I'm only saying this because the atrocities were unimaginable if only one manges to read about it one would quite naturally feel an obligation to apologize as a concentious human being.
Props to Sunak for this. Simple and clear answer
All nations have been involved in slavery, many african nations themselves were complicit! Can we as a country not be proud that we were actually the first to outlaw slavery and then actively policed the seas to counter it? Since when are we responsible for the 'sins of our fathers'? This was 200 years ago!!
@gregorysmith2304
Жыл бұрын
You clearly don't understand how the actions of the past have so affected generations thereafter. Even up to the 1960s when my folks immigrated here. Try sitting with a group of elderly Caribbean migrants to this country then see if you still think the way you do
@TheAArmstrong
Жыл бұрын
@@gregorysmith2304 You could make that statement about any country though. Eventually the responsibility falls on you personally and not historical injustices.
@andymac7584
Жыл бұрын
@@gregorysmith2304 the Windrush generation were never asked nor invited to come.
@Thats_him_with_the_daft_hat
Жыл бұрын
"The sins of the father are yours to bear, forever. So tow the line and bend the f**King knee." "Sam Harris-Making Sense" podcast, 2020.
@gregorysmith2304
Жыл бұрын
@@TheAArmstrong black people have taken much and received little. My parents were paid less than their white counterparts in the 1950 60s any compensation for that no?. Equality and diversity is about trying to level up for groups affected. Imagine a fence is built its 6ft tall. It wasnt intentionally built that way, for years people try and look over it, for years those over 6ft paid no attention to this wall why? Cos they could always look over it but what if your 5.5ft never able to look over that wall, until someone gave you a ladder. Society is like that unequal and their are groups that require help and assistance to level up
Why must we constantly apologize for something we had no part of. Yet Africa and the Middle East still have slaves.
He's an indian apologising to a woman who is mixed race about an issue that didn't happen in either of their lifetimes 😂😂😂 the left are on another planet.
Why should people who weren't even alive during periods of slavery apologise to people who weren't even affected by it???
They don’t want an apology, they want money. Not that anyone can apologise for whatever acts were commuted 300 years ago. It’s like asking the Italians for reparations. If apologies are wanted the thanks should be given. Sort of cancels each other out.
@mocheck
Жыл бұрын
Say that to a Small Hat and get cancelled !
@theancientsancients1769
Жыл бұрын
Excuse me? Britain was a colonial power as recent as the 90s! And still is a colonial power!
@nathanielmorrisson6666
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for what?
@mildlydispleased3221
Жыл бұрын
So it's just a massive coincidence that most places colonised by Europeans are still poor today?
@alexanderbartell208
Жыл бұрын
@@mildlydispleased3221 So Australia, USA Canada, NZ, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Malta, Cyprus?
As an Argentinian I apologize for providing shelter to Austrian Painter
@Adeon55
Жыл бұрын
I thought he died in Germany, though
@exKGBagent
Жыл бұрын
@@Adeon55 not you whole world believe that.
@Mabbdaa
11 ай бұрын
@@Adeon55as a human, I apologise for the human whom told you that
@John-uh8kl
10 ай бұрын
Austrian painter. I shouldn't worry too much about, there are many, many, who still love that chap, they're not German though, I'm sure we may have some on here.
@okechukwuirokanjo8323
10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
If I was her, I'd ask for a salad instead..
Africa has slaves in their own country right now, if you cared that much why not tackle the issues in the present instead of asking for an apology of people who have nothing to do with it? Yes the history is bad and should not have happened but this is not solving anything, how many people have to say sorry time and time again when they did nothing? Edit: Yes africa is not a country and i know that, worded it wrong.
@marks497
Жыл бұрын
Cuz white people
@ashholiday123
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention China, Pakistan, UAE, North Korea etc. If they actually wanted to "Deal with slavery" they'd move out of their warm offices and into a nation of poverty... But that would mean doing something just and honourable so we can't have that.
@matthewlynas5089
Жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@Stephen-tq4zt
Жыл бұрын
Yhey wer selling there own people into slavery well before Europeans arrived.have a go at there history instead of Britain's.move on.stop blaming other countries.for slavery wen it started in there own country first.
@FullThrottleRacing535
Жыл бұрын
Also i find it hilarious that they asked a PM with indian heritage to apologize for what we did considering how badly we also treated india lol.
Rare but yes I agree with Rishi
@nathanielmorrisson6666
Жыл бұрын
Of course you do!
@nathanielmorrisson6666
Жыл бұрын
@BeautifulWhiteRace thief’s
@bharatmatakayoda
Жыл бұрын
@BeautifulWhiteRace bro u could have said why should he apologies for something his ancestors did
@bharatmatakayoda
Жыл бұрын
@BeautifulWhiteRace ur argument is kinda invalid
@bharatmatakayoda
Жыл бұрын
@BeautifulWhiteRace i didn't say it's completely inval8f however he is blaming your people for what they did in india
The idea that people must apologise or even pay compensation to other people in the present for the historical actions of people in the past is ridiculous.
@SJ-rp1kf
10 ай бұрын
What is ridiculous 🙄 is due to historical actions. People in the present have benefited financially and socially for generations to generations. Then removed all the natural resources and placing countries they enslaved in a debt that is impossible to pay 😑
@mahmoudeltayeb2771
10 ай бұрын
The government must apologise, not Rishi Sunak personally apologising 😂
@Andrew-tx9jy
9 ай бұрын
@@mahmoudeltayeb2771 The goverment didn't do it either, they weren't born then.
@mahmoudeltayeb2771
9 ай бұрын
@@Andrew-tx9jy nobody is saying that the current elected government is responsible, they should apologise on behalf of previous administrations, the current British state was born hundred of years ago, this is why the government apologises on behalf of its predecessors
@Andrew-tx9jy
9 ай бұрын
@@mahmoudeltayeb2771 Let us make this simple. No responsibility = no apology. Why apologise for something you didn't do? Oh and there will be NO reparations either, the current people will not pay for something they didn't do either. Where would such nonsense end? Italy apologising to us for the Romans? France apologising to us for the Normans? Africa apologising to us for the people invading from the Rift valley? Ludicrous. Unlike some people we have got over things and learned not to blame others who are not responsible for ALL our ills. .
Truth be told, I don’t seem to like Rishi Sunak much but he seems to be right on this one:- 1. The apology won’t erase or change history. 2. Rishi is an Indian origin “Brit” and the apology in question won’t carry any weight because these atrocities were not perpetrated by his forefathers. 3. Notwithstanding, the sons don’t carry the sins of the fathers. 4. There are more pressing matters to attend to.
The African sold their own people to the slavers 😂
@upadhyayrathiraj1518
Ай бұрын
That's a news from history 😅
When he said “society” I felt that.
Apology wont change anything, whats happened has happened. Best thing is to learn from this and prevent such things from happening in future.
@democratsrepublicansbothan7973
11 ай бұрын
Then why did everyone else get an apology. Oh right. They got reparations. Sunak isn't even white. He should not even be asked. Where's the king
I mean, does Africa itself really want to compare record with Britain? Are you really sure that it does?
Why should he apologise .This happened hundreds of years ago It would never be allowed now and any one alive now had nothing to do with it .
@marks497
Жыл бұрын
Coz they want monies
@alexanderkowal5710
Жыл бұрын
German tax payers were still paying off war reparations in the 2000s despite no taxpayer having committed these atrocities, we inherit our nation’s wealth and conscience
@delko000
10 ай бұрын
I know, for exemple as a frenchman born in the 80s why should I say thank you to any englishman for wwii? You were not there fighting, therefore I owe you nothing.
An apology on behalf of people hundreds of years ago is completely meaningless.
She should apologize to rishi sunak for personally colonizing Rishi Sunak himself from 1858 to 1947.
As a man of African descent. I don’t need an apology
@seaside9670
8 ай бұрын
I demand you ask an apology from folks in Africa that did bad stuff.
As a person of 50% German Decent I give apologies for all the wars etc, etc. as a person of 50% Irish decent up yours we were the first slaves of the English.
@TheAArmstrong
Жыл бұрын
How about I give you some compensation then you can hand it straight back??
@dertery8724
Жыл бұрын
St Patrick tried to stop you Irish but you kept on enslaving us!
@GlenRoss-ug5jm
7 ай бұрын
Yes but Irish pirates enslaved the British look at Saint Patrick.
@mettacitta2000
Ай бұрын
@@TheAArmstrong 🤣🤣
ASKED.... NOT AXED.... bruh
@sarahfoster5648
Жыл бұрын
It’s SO strange isn’t it 😂
@lewis18051
4 ай бұрын
Thank you I hoped someone else would call that out
@overheadavi1234
3 ай бұрын
Yall never hung out with anyone of west indies descent or are you just racists?
@NiskaMagnusson
3 ай бұрын
@@overheadavi1234its something that a load of people do everywhere, it's not relegated to one culture group. But sure EVERYTHING is about race these days for the professionally offended huh?
@overheadavi1234
3 ай бұрын
@@NiskaMagnusson you're literally correcting someone on their pronunciation of a word, unable to realise that not everyone pronounces words the same way as you. No one even knows you g 😭
South Africa is having daily blackouts due to government incompetence and here we are apologising for giving people a better chance at life where there's guaranteed energy every day Every nation has been enslaved in one way or another. You learn and better yourself as a nation which England did after the Romans
as a Indian we want the apology that will show the world it happed because i can bet british students dont even have a word of colonised era in their history
@user-jb8vn7vf1y
11 ай бұрын
As a korean true and same
@striker44
11 ай бұрын
The brits are living in a colony now. 😂
@Killerkwoi13
11 ай бұрын
Ok, I'm British so i'll bite, I'm sorry Britain colonised India before either of us were born. We should have left you alone. Ok now what?
@RonSill1986
11 ай бұрын
Britain didn't invade or coloniese India. The Indian rulers gave us India and supervised from there on. There were also plenty of Indian colonial cheifs. You conquered each other then gave us control. 😅
@goodvibes6715
11 ай бұрын
@@overwatch17 There's nothing to be proud of there.
He's not the one that should apologize. And you know why.
You cannot apologise for something that you have not done only issue a regret for what was done centuries ago....if reparation is needed then go to the Africans who sold Africans to the Traders.....to the point of supply. This is all about money and money grabbing.
@oxymoron02
Жыл бұрын
Feel free to prove your claim.
@jimbocrispy6908
Жыл бұрын
@@oxymoron02 It’s well documented history, feel free to pick up a book sometime. Or not, I hear ignorance is bliss and the racial gravy train is doing you lot wonders.
@prometheus5700
Жыл бұрын
@@oxymoron02 It's pretty common knowledge
@josephjones1093
Жыл бұрын
@@oxymoron02 if you need proving to that african tribes enslaved eachother and sold eachother then im sorry buddy, your historians have failed you. Watch a 20 minute documentary and enlighten yourself.
@welcometothenextstep6496
Жыл бұрын
@@oxymoron02 pay money to every black person you see walking on the street the next day and say its "reparations for slavery"
Why does she asking a man with indian heritage to apologize for someone else's descendants' crimes?
I’m so proud of the Prime Minister.
@SuperAnimelover100
6 ай бұрын
Eweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@realorfake-1
5 ай бұрын
@@SuperAnimelover100Shut up 9 year old 😂
@SuperAnimelover100
5 ай бұрын
@@realorfake-1 Hush your fuss, Grand Pa. La la la la la la Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:)
If these people do get reparations they should pay taxpayers back who actually paid slaves owner’s off for their losses which we didn’t finish paying until 2015.
@ddhh1270
Жыл бұрын
Your comment makes no sense.
@blackbbbbiochip
Жыл бұрын
starts soon ;)))
@phoenixgaruda5223
Жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t that be like going around in a circle and punishing descendants of slaves again a second time?
@oxymoron02
Жыл бұрын
It's remarkable that in your brain this somehow made sense.
@josephjones1093
Жыл бұрын
@@ddhh1270 in the early 1800's when britain abolished slavery and britons would die fighting in the seas to free slaves from ships, the UK took out a huge loan to free all slaves from their masters. This huge debt was being paid year after year, up until 2015 when it was finally paid. meaning many adults of the uk of today paid towards ending slavery.
Sunak should request Labour recognises and acknowledges the preventative measures of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron...
@Jim90117
Жыл бұрын
Many of those sailors died trying to abolish slavery, it's amazing how certain people like the woman in this video can warp historical fact.
@Budanevey
Жыл бұрын
@@Jim90117 The expenditure on the squadron also cancelled out any previous profit on slavery...
As a Portuguese person, I apologize......for something
@drinkwater9891
Жыл бұрын
portugal used to be one of the bbiggest world looters and had exploited colonies everywhere but now potugal is one of the poorest countries in the world
@adonisblair
11 ай бұрын
You Portuguese guys always apologise even for the air you breathe (said in a loving, lighthearted way).
@worldmilitarystats
11 ай бұрын
@@drinkwater9891 It is not one of the poorest countries in the world.
@drinkwater9891
11 ай бұрын
@@worldmilitarystats well one of the poorest in europe, i think everyones favourite ronaldo is probably their entire economy and sometimes people from the uk might visit portugal instead of spain for sunny holidays
@dinozawr3317
8 ай бұрын
Vasco da Gamma was a pirate and a colonizer
Rare, but i agree with Rishi.
We'll never move forward as long a people dwell in the past
@ebanydwayne1357
Жыл бұрын
The past is what shaped the present. And the future is built upon ongoing facts, from the present. Little do you know about the current exploitation of Africa, the French sphere of influence over the continent and most importantly the civil wars caused by the evil mark of imperialism.
@paulenciso
Жыл бұрын
@Ebany Dwayne no the exploitation of others at the hands the evil "west" is known throughout history continuing to cry about being its victims is counter productive. We always talk about how the Europeans take from others but never mention the people in our own communities that will sell each other out for a profit.
@vaughanbrowne5504
Жыл бұрын
U cannot speak for victims and the legacy that remains. 400 years of slavery doesn’t wipe away so easily. We will continue to fight regardless of what people say.
@firstname4865
Жыл бұрын
@@ebanydwayne1357you're living in a bubble
@TheAArmstrong
Жыл бұрын
@@vaughanbrowne5504 And we will keep saying no.
As a Portuguese person I demand Spain apologises for invading and ruling Portugal for 60 years . Or the Romans who also invaded us ….. Or the Anglo Saxons …. Or the moors ….. Just saying 🤔
@marks497
Жыл бұрын
I’m in front of you for the Roman and Viking reparations 😂
@calixdazeroth1422
Жыл бұрын
Learn the difference between invading and enslaving.
@matthewlynas5089
Жыл бұрын
As a Portuguese person you could well look at your own country's grim history!
@louloulapetiterenarde8573
Жыл бұрын
@@matthewlynas5089 I’m very proud of my country . 🇵🇹❤️💚💛
@louloulapetiterenarde8573
Жыл бұрын
@@marks497 I’m from the north of Portugal so we also had the Viking’s invasion . And the French invaded us too . 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Quite right too. These people need to learn about their own history first. Go and seek apologies from Nigeria, Ghana and Benin first.
I'm unsure what the lady is saying. I can't find a definition of 'aks', Anyone have any suggestions?
First time I’ve ever heard Sunak directly answer a question! Although saying he doesn’t want to “hide from Britain’s past” yet doesn’t want to “unpick history” doesn’t make much sense, slight contradiction!
@mocheck
Жыл бұрын
Would Sanook speak like that to the Small Hats
@chris5201
Жыл бұрын
that's a false equivalence
@pauldoherty6413
Жыл бұрын
@@chris5201 is it? Please explain…
@pauldoherty6413
Жыл бұрын
@@chris5201 he either wants to acknowledge Britain’s horrific deeds of the past or he doesn’t, sounds like he saying he doesn’t want to hide from it until it gets to a stage where it makes him feel uncomfortable.
@KieraMeow
11 ай бұрын
Us Brits have nothing to apologise for and he knows it
That's because they don't owe any apology.
I’m half Irish and half English so I guess my dad owes my mum a apology 😂this is so ridiculous
@GlenRoss-ug5jm
7 ай бұрын
My mother ws half_Irish and half-English so my granfather should have apologized to my grandmother and viceversa for Irish pirates enslaving British slaves like Saint Patrick.
Why should he? Nothing to do with him, or anyone on this planet.
British taxpayer has paid there debts. I will not hear anything about this no more... You dont like our society and want to keep playing victim. You should leave.
@marks497
Жыл бұрын
Indeed
Well, well, well short and simple. He could have done more by reminding her and all about the many apologies made by the government and by the monarch and it seems that every generation needs another. Those are the results of perpetual victims. I agree with the prime Minister.
@TheNumismatist1812
Жыл бұрын
This was a very strong message that should begin resonating throughout the entire world. Apologies are done! Well done PM
@matthewlynas5089
Жыл бұрын
Sunak is to be compliment on his response.
Why you asking him lol. He's an Indian. ASK THE FREAKING ROYAL FAMILY TO APOLOGIZES !!!!
@electroskates2434
Жыл бұрын
Did the royals today ever own slaves?
Excellent display of courage and clear thinking from PM Sunak 👏👏
As a Brazilian Citizen i do apologize for people who lived here in horrible conditions:Slavery. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😔🌎
@askellpositive
Жыл бұрын
Redemption of ham
@andreasiversen3440
Жыл бұрын
LoL.
@bharatmatakayoda
Жыл бұрын
Don't apologise u didn't do it
@dg1006
11 ай бұрын
What people don’t generally know is that Brazil received the vast majority of African slaves, some 60%, second was the Caribbean and last at 9% was the American south.
@rafiashraf2769
11 ай бұрын
@@dg1006what about USA and Arabs?
Whether he apologises or not, will it change the history? 😂
This sort of time wasting is the ultimate reason for the country's downfall.
they have no coherent argument so they bring out the half a century old racism card while forgetting that the person they are asking an apology comes from a descent that was itself colonized and enslaved by the country in which they were having this non sensical debate.
lol @ this african 🤣🤣
As a black person I think these “apologies” make no sense at all
@-007-2
11 ай бұрын
they want an apology so they can take it as a legal admission of guilt, then push for reparations.
As a bulgarian,I apologize for waging war against every balkan nation and having two empires.
@GlenRoss-ug5jm
7 ай бұрын
Doesn't Turkey owe you an apology.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY! DON'T LET THEIR EMOTIONAL ARGUMENTS FOOL YOU
Well done, Prime Minister
Why should he apologise. That is history and not of today and that is where it belongs. Stop bringing up the past and get on with the business of the world we live in today. This type of thing takes up too much time. Please leave the past in the past and concentrate on the future. Today will be history tomorrow.
@kamal777VVV
11 ай бұрын
You sound like someone who didn't have to live the consequences from the colonization of your country
@vatsal7640
11 ай бұрын
@@kamal777VVV you sound as if Britain was the only country colonising others countries
@delko000
10 ай бұрын
I agree, for example why as a frenchman should I show any gratitude to the UK for ww2? You didn't fight there. As you said, the past is in the past.
There are now 67 foreign national MPs in the commons that is the biggest apology any country ever made about it's foreign policies of two centuries back. This is the only time the PM said anything that makes sense. 😮
❤ building a strong united future is better than dwelling on the past… Bravo!
The thing is, the aggressor forgets, and the victim does not.
@Theeyeofthestorm13
Жыл бұрын
No one is the aggressor or victim here that's the issue.
@Budanevey
Жыл бұрын
Italy should apologize for the Empire of Rome, make it so...
@kittyroo9294
Жыл бұрын
Even after 200 years? oh dear.
@loveulez
Жыл бұрын
@@kittyroo9294 You’re still living off the profits
@JackTenrec-qk4zp
Жыл бұрын
@@loveulez delusional
A recent newspaper report on this MPs comment demonstrates the inaccuracy of such nonsense on reparations. Great Britain abolished slavery and policed the seas to implement that decision. West African states promoted slavery from within and particularly in the Bight of Biafra were, by admission, much involved and British administration did all in their power, often against the wishes of the Igbo and the middlemen, Arachuku, to prevent the horrific trade. The Portugese continued long after abolition, the Spanish and others; when have I heard any voices raised against their recorded history of slavery? The Nilotic and North African people were and in cases still are, unashamedly, brutal motivators and beneficiaries of slaving. No reparations and it would behove the black MP to turn her attention to Africa, of which I doubt she has any first-hand experience. Sunak is absolutely correct in his response.
@jrobertsoneff
Жыл бұрын
Slavery was uneconomic in the end ,all that sanctimonious stuff was added later to suit the times.
@jacobreisser8034
Жыл бұрын
@@jrobertsoneff You are so wrong. Read some history on the subject.
@walkaz
Жыл бұрын
@@jacobreisser8034 he can’t read, too busy eating crayons
@angelaharris6577
Жыл бұрын
Well said Matthew👏
@McfcMancs
Жыл бұрын
Do we as British get repatriation for the slaves taken by the Barbary corsairs? I doubt it. I’m not sorry for something somebody did hundreds of years ago.
Rishi, your response is making your ancestors dance with joy in their graves...
As an American with Italian decent, I apologize for taking over all of Europe, parts of Africa, and the middle east.
@anthonywright6237
8 ай бұрын
I forgive you.. any chance I can have some money off you though please 😂
@dinozawr3317
8 ай бұрын
Italians in USA was classified as non-white and was treated badly in past
Well that is the smartest move he ever made.
@SahilSharma-dt7qn
11 ай бұрын
Oh so England didn't do anything bad in past?
@Yusa_Beach
11 ай бұрын
@@SahilSharma-dt7qnThat's not the point, the point is why focus on an issue that had nothing to do with you when you weren't even born when it isn't even a major problem this day and time. Yeah sure slavery still exists, but it's not as prevalent and it's also really a waste of time to try to compensate or even apologize to something that is already outlawed within the country. How long will we keep holding onto old greviances? When will we ever move on to more pressing matters at hand such as world conflict, social welfare, Infrastructure, Human capital, etc. Than worry about the things that we had no control over whatsoever in the entirety of our lives.
First time I agree with Rishi, we have waaaaay more urgent issues to deal with than talking about the history of this country.
An African lady who has done well for herself here is demanding from an Indian gentlemen who has also done well for himself that us Britains apologize ... this really is the twilight zone
1807 slavery was abolished in the UK, you do realise that was a very long time ago and no one alive today went through it.
@hugolewis4896
Жыл бұрын
No that's when the act was passed, but the practice still continued.
@hugolewis4896
Жыл бұрын
Stop being a Karen, Karen.
@Theeyeofthestorm13
Жыл бұрын
@@hugolewis4896 I can't find anything that says slavery continued in the UK after it was abolished? Do you mean in other places? The UK was the first to abolish slavery we don't have to account for other countries.
@potatocut
Жыл бұрын
@@hugolewis4896 The british actually used to pay the african zulu tribes to release slaves and gave the ex slaves better lives in the UK. The british taxpayer didn't pay the debt up until 2013 😂
@merrymonarch
Жыл бұрын
Britain still benefits from the financial gains it obtained from slavery
what nonsense is this? Ask the head of state for an apology. I’d be amazed if Charles has not already done so many times.
@C-eo1rt
Жыл бұрын
Suprise charles hasn't done the knee
I’m black if I was the prime minister and I was asked to apologize now on behalf of the government imagine how that would make me feel
@seaside9670
8 ай бұрын
That would be hilarious. I want to see that lady ask that from you as PM!
The best PM british ever had. They should elect him for a second term
@OnionWotsits
11 ай бұрын
💯
@emanueledibari1422
11 ай бұрын
Bruh they literally had Churchill
@traderboi2662
11 ай бұрын
Please NO! Weasel much!
@nickelmouse451
4 ай бұрын
They didn't elect him in the first place
It is a fact of history that Britain repented of its slavery and released all the slaves. You cannot apologise for what other people did, or it reinforces the lie of guilt by association. Why should we apologise for something other people did, when the people who did it repented, and freed all the slaves?
@nathanielmorrisson6666
Жыл бұрын
After benefiting from it
@theodorebaker3399
Жыл бұрын
@@nathanielmorrisson6666 So where do you draw the line. Forgiving the people who outlawed and worked to get rid of (but also benefited from) slavery, or 2 generations later or 4 generations later or 6 generations later or 8-10 generations later (where we are now) or do you blame people another 10 generations from now for the sins of their great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather's?
@johnlove2954
Жыл бұрын
@@theodorebaker3399 I think you are missing the point. The reason British are apologising is because they are relatively less powerful than they were when all of this happened. It is simply a symptom of transition of power
@theodorebaker3399
Жыл бұрын
@@johnlove2954 Rishi didn't apologize, this entire comment section is arguing wether or not he should of.
@theodorebaker3399
Жыл бұрын
@@johnlove2954 As someone else said, you cannot apologise for something you didn't do, only regret it happened and make promises for the future.
Financial reparations?! Last time I check, these former slaves were still all dead.
@aurockscastillo5460
Жыл бұрын
They're children aren't. But what is there to apologise for ,this women is just a provocateur.
How can you become an MP without being able to pronounce ask?
great point MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, thank you for raising this 🙏
This is hilarious that she is allowed to raise such a question when today they have more urgent problems to deal with 🤣
@traderboi2662
11 ай бұрын
Well the Germans have been paying reparations forever! 😂😂
We were also the first to abolish slavery, no one wants to mention that.😊
@aquavitae8418
Жыл бұрын
But that is simply incorrect, the UK abolished slavery domestically in 1807, Haiti had abolished slavery in 1804 and numerous US states had as well in the years prior along with a number of countries that no longer exist. Furthermore, slavery in the British empire, which Britian still controlled and administered, was not abolished until 1833, after Greece, Uruguay, Bolivia, the Netherlands, France and Spain. If you're going to spout jingoism, at least be correct:)
@distrologic2925
Жыл бұрын
You still traded plenty with former colonies which relied heavily on slavery 😂 thats hypocrisy
@sarahblohm361
Жыл бұрын
People don’t mention that because no matter how much you wish it was, it’s not true.
@kshitizsiwakoti6982
Жыл бұрын
U dont get to take credit for the atrocity u committed in the first place
@MrSponge8888
Жыл бұрын
@@kshitizsiwakoti6982 lol I’m not saying that but, we shouldn’t be held accountable for the sins of our fathers. I won’t feel bad for something I never took part in 👍
As a Chinese, the importance is to improve our life no matter what race you are, rather stir frying the past none stop.
As an Indian, On behalf of Britain.... I would apologize to Absolutely NOBODY ( McGregor walks )
Mongol never apologize for slavery, why should british?
@emberson7850
4 ай бұрын
Probably, they suffered, too. Half their population was gone from sickness, and there they became too many buddist monks.
Is this woman a representative of UK or some African country? I'm getting confused. She's a member of British parliament. Who is she representing?
Damage has already been done, so apologies won't make any difference.
They would blame me for something my great great great great great great great great great great great grandad did . Get with the times and stop gun and k ife crime in the uk !!!
They are telling Indian guy to say sorry for British slavery 😂😂😂😂 Joke of the decade
@Nobodylihshdheuhdhd
8 ай бұрын
True
@anubhavgangwar1383
8 ай бұрын
He is not indian guy. He is a British citizen. Though i got ur point
@OmeySLad
8 ай бұрын
kese ne poocha tumko kese aur jaga jake comment kero
@anubhavgangwar1383
8 ай бұрын
@@OmeySLad main to idhr hi krega. Bol kya kr lega???
@OmeySLad
8 ай бұрын
thank u bro appreciated
If anyone deserves an apology from Britain it’s Ireland, their soldiers killed kids there less than 40 years ago…