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Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

UK News Politics Business•September 14, 2026 at 6:00 AMNational

Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

By David Conn Investigations correspondent; Illustration: Diana Ejaita•The Guardian - UK News

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