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Keir Starmer issues state apology for decades of forced adoptions practices in UK

Euronews · Jul 2, 2026, 1:18 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Previously, the then-Conservative government declined to apologise, arguing that the state had not supported these practices. Starmer has now acknowledged the government's role in forced adoptions.

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