Britain Refuses to Say Sorry for Separated Children

Britain won't formally apologize for a state practice that separated 185,000 newborns from unwed mothers and gave them to other families for adoption, from 1949 to 1976. Lawmakers asked for this apology in March 2026, noting that survivors are aging. Australia and Ireland already apologized for the same thing. Multiple institutions—hospitals, churches, local governments—shared responsibility, making legal action harder, though most people agree it was wrong.