Andy Burnham is set to hand Caribbean nations a whopping £40million for projects just as the Prime Minister is pushed to apologise for the slave trade.
Mr Burnham travelled to Antigua yesterday for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, where he will pledge the funds for schemes across the region.
The Prime Minister will lay out strategies to assist poorer member states with debt as well – while Britain’s debt mounts to £3billion as of September.
Over the weekend, Mr Burnham admitted he was contemplating offering an apology on behalf of Britain’s involvement in the historic trade.
Several of his MPs have already pushed for him to do so, including Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who claimed an apology would assist the UK with “building stronger relationships” with the countries.
However, No10 has ruled out paying reparations directly, while Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, cautioned against issuing an apology at all.
GB News understands the Government will not be making further aid allocation on top of existing budgets.