A FORMER Conservative MP has apologised “for the acts of my ancestors” after an academic named her as a descendant of a merchant with links to…
Antoinette Sandbach said she feared for her 'personal safety' after her family's links to slavery were revealedMP has apologised “for the acts of my ancestors” after an academic named her as a descendant of a merchant with links to the slave trade.
Malik Al Nasir, a poet and author, who is also a PhD history student at St Catharine’s College, said in a TEDx Talk video published in 2021 that Ms Sandbach is a descendant of Samuel Sandbach, who was in a partnership that traded with the West Indies and owned slaves.She said: “We have to look at the ongoing consequences of what we have done as a country. And of course, I apologise for the acts of my ancestors.
It is understood Sandbach, the former MP for Eddisbury in Cheshire, believes the mention of her name violated her right to privacy and that she had been singled out as a politician. “The issue is about my personal safety. So I had numerous death threats. I mean, lots of people were cautioned and one ex-police officer convicted for threatening to kill me.”READ MORE:
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