Starmer leads formal UK apology for historic forced adoptions
TL;DR
Keir Starmer formally apologized in Parliament on behalf of the state for historic forced adoptions in England and Wales, calling the practice a stain on history. The apology follows decades of campaigning and parliamentary inquiries that found coercion and complicity across authorities and religious bodies, and it aims to improve access to adoption records and support for affected families.
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- UK's Starmer Apologises to Mothers and Children Traumatised by Decades of Forced Adoptions U.S. News & World Report
- UK leader Starmer makes formal government apology for decades of forced adoptions of babies born to unwed mothers WKYC
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