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Starmer to formally apologise to victims of forced adoptions
Key takeaways
- The prime minister will apologise for the practice on behalf of the UK government
- Sir Keir Starmer will make a formal apology on behalf of the British state for its role in historical forced adoptions in England and Wales.
- An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from their mothers in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with thousands of women pressured into giving up their children because they were unmarried.
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The prime minister will apologise for the practice on behalf of the UK government
Sir Keir Starmer will make a formal apology on behalf of the British state for its role in historical forced adoptions in England and Wales.
An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from their mothers in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with thousands of women pressured into giving up their children because they were unmarried.
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