WATCH: Keir Starmer issues 'deep and profound' apology to victims of forced adoption scandal

Starmer issues formal apology to families harmed by historical forced adoption

The prime minister described the practice as a ‘stain on our history’

2 Jul, 11:16

Keir Starmer issues formal state apology over forced adoption scandal

After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and children Keir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state’s role in historic forced adoptions after decades of campaigning by mothers and children affected. The government said the “state did not do enough to protect mothers, children and families”, that it “failed to prevent harm from continuing” and th…

2 Jul, 10:56

WATCH: Keir Starmer issues 'deep and profound' apology to victims of forced adoption scandal

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has issued a "deep an profound" apology to the victims of the historic forced adoption scandal. In a statement to MPs, Sir Keir told some of the victims attending in the public gallery: "We are deeply and profoundly sorry to the mothers who were told they were unfit, who were prevented from caring for the children. "The shame is not yours. The shame was never yours. The shame is ours. …

2 Jul, 11:23