Britain should have voted against the United Nations resolution on slavery, the leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said.
She makes the point that Britain led the struggle to end the slave trade
A post on her X page said “Russia, China and Iran vote with others to demand trillions in reparations from UK taxpayers…and the Labour government abstain! Britain led the fight to end slavery.
“Why didn’t Starmer’s representative vote against this? Ignorance…or cowardice? We shouldn’t be paying for a crime we helped eradicate and still fight today.”
The United Nations passed a historic resolution introduced by Ghana that labels slavery “a grave human rights violation.”
This was with 123 votes in favor,
The decision referred to the enslavement of about 12 million Africans and their descendants through the transatlantic slave trade. It is seen as a key step toward official apologies, the restitution of cultural artifacts, and reparations.
The United States was among the three countries that voted no, citing concerns about the resolution’s language and potential legal implications.
