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Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece, says ex-Brexit minister

THE UK should hand back the disputed Parthenon Marbles to Greece in “a grand gesture”, former Brexit minister Lord Frost has said.

The National (Scotland)

British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over demand to return Parthenon Marbles

Greece’s Acropolis Museum has launched an exhibition that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum

The Independent UK

If the Tories needed proof that Rishi Sunak is a loser, they found it in a game of marbles

Too many in his party have the impression that the PM doesn’t know what he’s doing, over Rwanda or the Parthenon sculptures

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The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak and the Parthenon marbles: a pointless diplomatic tantrum

Editorial: The prime minister’s overreaction to comments by his Greek counterpart testify to poor strategic judgment

The Guardian - UK

Return the Parthenon marbles. The British Museum has too much stuff anyway

These relics from the fountainhead of European culture don’t belong in a cold, grey Bloomsbury chamber, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

V&A director says museum trustees ‘infantilised’ amid row over Parthenon marbles

Tristram Hunt says trustees should be able to ‘make case’ for items to be retained or returned to countries of origin

The Guardian - UK

Greek government accuses Sunak of having one eye on election in Parthenon Marbles row

THE Greek government has suggested Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to scrap talks with the country’s leader over a row about the Parthenon…

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After years of controversy, could a compromise be coming on the Parthenon marbles?

George Osborne, chair of the British Museum, and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek PM, seem to be talking a similar language about a deal for the sculptures

The Guardian - UK

Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles

Greek officials say they will continue talks with the British Museum on bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens

The Independent UK

Parthenon marbles row derails talks between UK’s Sunak, Greece’s Mitsotakis

The Greek PM expressed ‘displeasure’ that Sunak axed their meeting, saying he avoided talks on the disputed marbles.

Al Jazeera

Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders

A diplomatic spat has erupted between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Independent UK

Greek PM To 'Persist' With UK Over Parthenon Marbles

Greece's prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday he would push for the return of the Parthenon Marbles when he meets UK leader Rishi Sunak in Britain this week.

International Business Times

Colourful beauty of Parthenon marbles revealed in scientific analysis

Innovative scanning techniques show painting of sculptures was potentially as intricate as their carving

The Guardian - UK

Which artefacts have the British Museum been urged to return?

Parthenon Sculptures, Rosetta Stone and Benin Bronzes are just some of the ‘contested objects’ in Bloomsbury institution’s collection, Joe Sommerlad reports

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The Guardian - UK

Sir Mark Jones put forward as interim director of British Museum

Former head of V&A has suggested Parthenon marbles could be shared with Greece

The Guardian - UK

Thefts expose British Museum’s ‘ridiculous’ stance on return of artefacts, says MP

Chair of parliamentary reparations group hits out at law preventing return of Parthenon marbles and Benin bronzes

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody was expecting it’: British Museum warned reputation seriously damaged and treasures will take decades to recover

Experts say loss of 1,500 items reveals lax cataloguing and boosts case for returning objects to countries of origin

The Independent UK

With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art

Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago

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UK PM Sunak Rules Out Law Change for Return of Parthenon Marbles

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ruled out changing a law which prohibits the British Museum handing the Parthenon marbles permanently back to Greece. Sunak said there are no plans to amend the legislation, which states the museum can only dispose of objects within its collection in limited circumstances. However, the…

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak rules out returning Elgin Marbles in latest blow to Greece's long dispute

Greece has been disappointed once again after the Prime Minister refused a law change which would return the Elgin Marbles after they were taken from Athens' Parthenon Temple in the 19th century

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