Starmer calls forced adoption scandal a ‘stain on our history’ as he apologises to survivors
- Posted on July 2, 2026
- By The Independent
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Starmer calls forced adoption scandal a ‘stain on our history’ as he apologises to survivors
Historical forced adoption – where many unmarried mothers had their babies taken from them in the decades after the Second World War – is a “stain on our history”, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said as he formally apologised in Parliament on behalf of the state.
