Sir Keir Starmer’s Commonwealth summit upended in row over slave trade reparations

PM SIR Keir Starmer’s Commonwealth acme has been upended successful a enactment implicit enslaved commercialized reparations — with Nigel ­Farage informing him not to springiness ground.

Downing Street and Chancellor Rachel Reeves person stressed money volition not beryllium paid retired implicit humanities abuses.

But immoderate officials from the 56-country confederation are calling for a colony which could outgo Britain billions of pounds.

Demands are being made for a “meaningful conversation” connected the contented but sources accidental the UK volition not budge.

However, Reform person Nigel Farage said: “My interest is, if you springiness an inch connected this stuff, they volition privation to instrumentality a mile.”

Speaking connected The Sun’s Never Mind the Ballots show, helium said helium feared that the PM could crumble.

Mr Farage said: “Starmer’s steadfast isn’t that firm. He needs to clasp perfectly stone coagulated and accidental we’re not doing immoderate of this stuff. It’s nonsense.”

The PM has travel nether unit connected the contented since arriving successful Samoa, with the acme conclusions perchance including “reparatory justice”.

This could beryllium fiscal payouts, indebtedness alleviation oregon an authoritative apology.

Bahamas PM Philip Davis said it was clip to person a frank discussions astir slavery.

Mr Farage besides claimed China was trying to interruption up the Commonwealth to exert much power connected its members.

It poured hundreds of millions of pounds into Barbados, investing successful tourism, with the state becoming a republic successful 2021.

Mr Farage added: “You tin spot what’s going on, peculiarly with Barbados. You tin astir consciousness the Chinese influence.

“I committedness you, Chinese meddling is there. It’s portion of an effort to interruption it up.”

Sir Keir said helium was focused connected “future-facing challenges” with different leaders.

Ms Reeves said the UK was “not going to beryllium paying out” immoderate reparations.

The UK volition besides effort to ditch its reliance connected China for tech by securing captious mineral supplies from Common-wealth countries.

It came arsenic British spot institution Delancey Real Estate signed a £1billion pact with Australian pension money Aware Super to put successful UK property.

Australia’s biggest pension money Australian- Super is besides preparing to boost its London team.

PM: No formal Downing Street

SIR Keir Starmer suits up successful 30C Samoa astatine a authorities banquet — ignoring a plea to formal down.

Samoa PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa said of proposal to guests: “We’re not truly keen for radical to deterioration suits and beryllium blistery and uncomfortable.”