Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized on Thursday on behalf of the state for the forced adoption of approximately 185,000 children born to unmarried mothers in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976. He described the scandal as a stain on British history and acknowledged that the state had failed to adequately protect mothers and children. teraz.sk ↗
The apology came after decades of campaigning by people affected by the historical practices. Forced adoptions were part of a broader social and institutional pressure on unmarried women, who were separated from their children. Starmer's statement thus added the theme of the state's historical responsibility to the final days of his government. hnonline.sk ↗
The prime minister had already announced a massive increase in defense spending on Tuesday. Over the next four years, Britain is to spend nearly 300 billion pounds on modernizing its armed forces, including more than five billion pounds on drones and autonomous systems. Starmer also warned his expected successor Andy Burnham not to finance the higher defense spending through further borrowing. aktuality.sk ↗
Meanwhile, Burnham presented an economic agenda and promised a new direction for Britain. His proposals focus on growth in the regions, housing, and the largest transfer of powers away from Whitehall in the modern era. Morgan McSweeney, the former head of Starmer's team, also weighed in on the government's political record, saying that Labour was not ready to govern in 2024. The Guardian ↗
In the coming weeks, British politics will be watching how Burnham combines his own economic program with Starmer's defense plan, the demands for funding the country's security, and the debate over state responsibility for historical wrongs. kultura.pravda.sk ↗
Starmer apologizes for adoptions, Burnham prepares new direction
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— „we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again"
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— „sud s pušným prachom"Mentioned in articles: Burnham žiada reakciu na zmenu klímy po škodách pri Birminghame, Britský premiér chce reagovať na zmenu klímy, Burnham: Musíme reagovať na zmenu klímy, Vzorec Emiráty aj pre Bosnu? Srbskí separatisti v Jeruzaleme vzbudzujú…, Nacionalista Meľnyk nebol banderovec. V čom tkvie poľsko-ukrajinský sp…
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Starmer sa ospravedlnil za nútené adopcie detí v rokoch 1949 - 1976
teraz.sk
| 14:26 02.07.
Britský premiér sa ospravedlnil obetiam nútených adopcií z minulého storočia
SITA
| 15:25 02.07.
Starmer sa ospravedlnil za nútené adopcie detí
hnonline.sk
| 14:42 02.07.
Labour was not prepared to govern in 2024, says Morgan McSweeney
The Guardian
| 15:33 02.07.
Starmer sľúbil takmer 300 miliárd libier na modernizáciu britskej armády
svet.sme.sk
| 13:43 30.06.
Počet schválených hypotekárnych úverov v Británii v máji klesol
teraz.sk
| 14:06 29.06.
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