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Bristol council calls for parliamentary inquiry on slavery reparations

Motion backed by councillors says experiences of African heritage groups needed to help shape plan

Councillors in Bristol have called for a parliamentary commission of inquiry to be set up to investigate reparations for the UK’s part in the slave trade.

A motion approved at an extraordinary full council meeting on Tuesday evening said that the experiences, voices and perspectives of African heritage groups were needed to help develop a “reparations plan” for the city, which is the first authority outside London to approve such a measure.

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