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Suella Braverman

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Suella Braverman is a British politician and barrister who has been the Member of Parliament for Fareham and Waterlooville since 2024, after representing Fareham from 2015. She was Attorney General for England and Wales from 2020 to 2022 and Home Secretary in 2022 and 2023. She left the Conservative Party for Reform UK in January 2026 and is Reform UK's spokesman for education, skills and equalities.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Suella Braverman, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Suella Braverman

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Suella Braverman

Role at the time: Reform UK MP for Fareham and Waterlooville

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A formal British apology for the slave trade would be used as a lever to seek financial compensation from Britain.

“But to issue a formal apology today is dangerous virtue-signalling that could expose Britain to reparations costing us millions or even billions of pounds. This is very much how the Chagos disaster started under the Tories.”
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Why we used this label

The reference point is Andy Burnham's position, set out on October 30, 2026, that he is open to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the British state for the transatlantic slave trade while ruling out financial reparations. Braverman says issuing a formal apology would be dangerous because it could lead to reparations, so she opposes the apology Burnham is open to.

Read statementFull case: Andy Burnham says he is open to a formal UK apology for slavery and rules out reparations; Conservative and Reform UK leaders object, and CARICOM calls for repair

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Case

Andy Burnham says he is open to a formal UK apology for slavery and rules out reparations; Conservative and Reform UK leaders object, and CARICOM calls for repair

Relationship to this case: Speaker

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is open to calls for a formal British state apology for the transatlantic slave trade but rules out financial reparations. Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage oppose an apology, and CARICOM says an apology without repair is incomplete.

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