British Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologised on Thursday for the forced adoption of an estimated 185,000 babies born to unmarried mothers in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976, calling…

The British government plans to formally apologize for separating unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted until the 1970s.

Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales

The Prime Minister’s formal statement will follow a meeting with campaigners at Downing Street