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‘Hugely significant’: those affected by forced adoptions welcome apology but demand more remedy

Victims say hearing Keir Starmer’s acknowledgement of their suffering was emotional but want more mental support

This summer’s World Cup fever vividly takes Ann Keen back to 1966 and the day England won the tournament – she was 17 years old and it was the day she told her father she was pregnant.

“It was the worst thing that could ever have been said to him. I was told I’d put shame on the family and I must be sent away,” the former Labour MP said. “I was in an unmarried mother’s home where I had to scrub the steps from morning until night. It was all about punishment.

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Jul 2, 2026 Forced adoption England UK news

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