Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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Everybody, now and before, who was fleeing for their lives and wasn’t allowed into our country.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗

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Jess Phillips British politician
Luke. It’s hard growing up with a heroin addict, and I treated him in his vulnerability in a way I would never have treated anyone I worked with.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 April 2018 source ↗
Anita Rani British broadcaster and journalist
Katie Whittaker. When we were at school, I told her I knew Take That, and I didn’t.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
I am mortified that we went into Afghanistan, promised to liberate the female population and, 20 years later, dumped them in a situation as bad, robbing girls of their futures.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗
Anne Enright Novelist and short-story writer
I was not great with my mother-in-law, who was a very gentle woman. I thought she would be an uninvited part of my life for ever, but she died early and I wished I had been more open and patient.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2024 source ↗

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