<sod >The prime ministerÂ usedÂ meeting with the leaders of 11 Caribbean countries linked to the scandal to apologise forÂ the "anxiety caused" byÂ the treatment of British citizens, someÂ of whomÂ arrived in the UK as far back as the 1940s.< eod>< sod > The prime ministerÂ used a meeting with the leaders of 12 Caribbean countries linked to the scandal to apologise forÂ the "anxiety caused" byÂ the treatment of British citizens, whoÂ arrived in the UK as children as far back as the 1940s.< eod>