Article 6ECNH Ex-Tory MP apologises for ancestors’ links to slavery

Ex-Tory MP apologises for ancestors’ links to slavery

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Nadeem Badshah
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Antoinette Sandbach struggling with difficult history' after initially threatening to sue University of Cambridge over academic's research

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 the slave trade.

On Thursday, Antoinette Sandbach had threatened to sue the University of Cambridge over an online TED Talk given by Malik Al Nasir. On Friday she said she had raised the matter with the university over concerns for her personal safety, but that she did not object to being linked to a history that is absolutely there".

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