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UK PM apologises over forced adoptions, calls practice a 'stain on history'

ABC Australia · Jul 2, 2026, 1:52 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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UK PM Keir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state's role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies.

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Al Jazeera UK’s Starmer apologises for the state’s role in decades of forced adoptions BBC News Starmer to formally apologise to victims of forced adoptions Euronews Keir Starmer issues state apology for decades of forced adoptions practices in UK

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