Should Britain pay up? Commonwealth leaders argue the UK owes them money to right the wrongs of the slave trade.
Row deepens over slavery reparations
Inhumane: This drawing of how slaves were squeezed on board the slave ship 'Brooks' was commissioned by abolitionists who wanted to raise awareness of the horrors of the slave trade. Glossary
Keir Starmer - The leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020 and British prime minister since July 2024.
Samoa - An island country in Polynesia.
Commonwealth - Officially called the Commonwealth of Nations, it was set up in 1926. There are 54 members in all. It grew out of the British Empire and many members, although not all, were former British colonies.
Reparations - Providing payment to make amends for a wrongdoing.
Slave trade - The Atlantic slave trade was the transporting of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to be slaves in the Americas. It took place from the 16th to the 19th Centuries.
Compensate - To give someone something to make up for their loss of something else.
Slaves - People who are forced to work without being paid.
Grateful - Thankful for something you have or something someone has done for you.
Colonies - Area or countries under the control of another nation.
Abolished - To get rid of a rule or practice.