Ancestral remains should no longer be displayed in UK museums, say MPs

Egyptian mummies at the British Museum, London. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations said it should become illegal to display such remains without consent. Photograph: Prisma by Dukas Presseagentur GmbH/Alamy

The public display of human remains in the UK, including the ancient Egyptian mummies in the British Museum, is offensive and should be stopped, according to a group of MPs.

A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations (APPG-AR) said it should become an offence to sell ancestral remains or publicly display them without consent.