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Archive: Parliament forms Colonial Reparation Committee in aftermath of Emperor's Hutori visit.
September 5643

Fort William - In the wake of the announcement of Emperor Richard and Empress Valeria's visit in Hutori - and the good publicity and good reception in Bekenial that the visit caused, the Prime Minister and his administration, in a loss of stem since the operation in Yishelem, today announced that - in full collaboration with the Official Opposition, that a Colonial Reparation Committee would be formed in the Senate, where lawmakers, historians and personalities impacted by Luthorian colonial rule in Hutori (as representatives) would be tasked with drafting a comprehensive report on Luthori's colonial past in Hutori and recommendations on how to move forward - these would be then presented to the Home Secretary for approval and then brought forward to Parliament (Senate then Chamber of Representatives).

In hopes of peeling off the progressive voter base, the Prime Minister seems to make a double action by acting upon colonial reparation, a touchy subject that Luthorian diplomats refuse to touch with a ten-foot pole, there is also the diplomatic implication of such a move to be considered, with the Luthorians showing themselves as being open to the subject of addressing its colonial past, its sends a message that Luthori is willing to move forward with other nations as well, namely in Dovani and Seleya. Foreign Secretary Porchey, like former Prime Minister and then Foreign Secretary Andrew Meyer, also preconised that the Empire addresses its colonial past to "remove an unnecessary heavy burden from her shoulders".

In the aftermath of the state visit, the Foreign Secretary, while optimistic about the future state of Trans-Livenian Relations, stated that nonetheless, the issue of addressing Luthori's colonial past is likely a work that "will take decades and will never see completed at the end of his life", but he remained optimistic that addressing these right now, it would be better than never. In the committee that was formed in Parliament, historians and specialists will take a central role in the drafting of a comprehensive report upon Luthorian abuses during the colonial rule in Hutori, with them will be sitting, in an extraordinary occurrence,a representative of the Maschacara tribes, in the person of High Chief Alina Redleaf, Grand Chief of the Assembly Mashacara Nations and Princess Charlotte, youngest sister to the current Hutorian monarch that will be there to represent the Hutorian Crown enforcing treaties between itself (as the embodiment of the Hutorian nation) and the Mashacara tribes.

No current government member will be a member of the Committee, nor will any member of the Shadow Government to leave the committee with "leeway" to draft its report and send to the Government for study and law drafting. The Home Ministry, according to future Committee chairman, former High Commissioner Sir Timothy Falcelles would be concerned with the provisions of the Bill that would be drafted alongside with the Treasury and the Foreign Offices for 'harmonisation' works. According to sources within Number 10, both the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary are 'very interested' with the 'swift' passage of the Bill, as they are coming from low points for the administration that desperately needs victories before the next general election, as opposition polling is currently very good with the unpopularity of the government.