UK’s Starmer apologises for the state’s role in decades of forced adoptions

'The shame is ours': Starmer apologises for state's role in decades of forced adoptions

'The shame is ours': Starmer apologises for state's role in decades of forced adoptions

UK formally apologizes for state’s role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized Thursday for the British state’s role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted for decades until the 1970s. He said in Parliament that “we are deeply and profoundly sorry” for what he called a “stain on our history.” [] The post UK formally apologizes for state’s role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

WATCH: Starmer Apologises for Historic Adoptions Scandal

Starmer is in the Commons to formally apologise for the forced adoption scandal, in which an estimated 185,000 unmarried mothers who, between the 1950s and 1970s, were pressured or coerced into surrendering their babies. A 2022 parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry called for an apology. Now Starmer – in legacy mode – is

UK apologizes for role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption

Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized Thursday for the British state’s role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted for decades until the 1970s. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

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Starmer apologises for UK's role in forced adoptions

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made a formal government apology for decades of forced adoptions of babies born to unwed mothers.

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Starmer apologizes for Britain’s forced adoption scandal involving 185,000 children

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a parliamentary statement on historical forced adoption, where 185,000 children were forcibly separated from unmarried mothers and put up for adoption in the decades ‌after World War Two. #starmer #speech #parliament #forcedadoption #ukpolitics #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/