Sir Lenny, 67, said that paying the reparations would lead to a ‘nationwide sigh of relief’ for something that had ‘gone unspoken’ for so long View 2 Images Sir Lenny Henry wants Britain to cough up

Sir Lenny Henry has called on Britain to pay almost £19 TRILLION in slavery reparations. With the UK’s GDP standing at just over £3.6 trillion, that’s the total market value of all goods and services for at least the next five years. ‌

To give an indication as to just how much that is, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is currently looking to plug a £30bn hole in her budget. ‌

About £18.6 trillion would fill the £30bn hole more than 630-times over. Sir Lenny, 67, said that paying the reparations would lead to a ‘nationwide sigh of relief’ for something that had ‘gone unspoken’ for so long

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