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Research has revealed there were slave owners in CameronвЂ™s family background, but it would be stretching it to describe them as his вЂњancestorsвЂќ. Were CameronвЂ™s ancestors involved in slavery? He wrote: вЂњYou are, Sir, a prized product of this land and the bonanza benefits reaped by your family and inherited by you continue to bind us together like birds of a feather.вЂќ We merely ask that you acknowledge responsibility for your share of this situation and move to contribute in a joint programme of rehabilitation and renewal.вЂќ Beckles also raised CameronвЂ™s family ties to the slave trade. In an open letter in the Jamaica Observer, he wrote: вЂњWe ask not for handouts or any such acts of indecent submission. Sir Hilary Beckles, chair of the Caricom Reparations Commission, called on Cameron to start talks on making amends for slavery. They are planning to turn their back on him if he fails to address the issue. Jamaican MPs are also planning a protest in parliament later on Wednesday, when Cameron is due to make a speech.

The issue of slavery was raised in the UK prime ministerвЂ™s meeting with his Jamaican counterpart, Portia Simpson Miller.

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Why have reparations for slavery become an issue now?Дavid CameronвЂ™s visit to Jamaica threatens to become overshadowed by calls for Britain to issue a full apology for the slave trade and to pay billions of pounds in reparations.