Britain shouldn’t apologise for slave trade; Africa profited — Kemi Badenoch

By Nkiruka Nnorom, with agency report  
Leader of UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has urged British not to apologise for its role in transatlantic slave trade, saying it would amount to a “navel-gazing distraction”, and would be used as lever for financial compensation by campaigners.
Her comments came as UK’s PM, Andy Burnham, said he was considering a formal apology, before he flies to the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda next week.
Speaking to broadcasters yesterday, Badenoch described slavery as an evil “in which people from every continent and region participated”.
She also questioned whether it was worth future leaders attendin...