Starmer Gives Apology But No Payments to Forced Adoption Victims

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Starmer Gives Apology But No Payments to Forced Adoption Victims Starmer to formally apologise to victims of forced adoptions - Published Sir Keir Starmer will make a formal apology on behalf of the British state for its role in historical forced adoptions in England and Wales. An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from their mothers in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with thousands of women pressured into giving up their children because they were unmarried. The apology comes after years of campaigning from mothers, adoptees, and their wider families.