The UK Prime Minister had previously endorsed returning the contested sculptures, but walked back on his comments this summer ...

British Prime Minister Andy ‘Backtracker’ Burnham (the Brits can’t vote for their leaders) undertook was to immediately ...

The Prime Minister had supported returning the sculptures, saying two years ago they should be shipped to Greece with 'no strings attached'.

With the 200th anniversary this week of the July 11, 1816 purchase through an Act of Parliament of the Parthenon Marbles for the British Museum, members of parliament (MPs) are introducing a bill that ...

The United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, once backed the unconditional return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece. “Send them back, no strings,” he posted on social media in 2023. “Let’s ...

In 2023, when he was mayor of greater Manchester, Burnham had expressed unequivocal support for returning the Parthenon ...

The Elgin Marbles could be lent to Greece under a similar scheme to the one which brought the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK, the director of the British Museum has said.

The collection of 2,500-year-old ancient Greek artefacts have been in the UK since the 1800s (Image: Getty) Now, with a Prime Minister in No 10 who has spent years publicly backing their handover, one ...

Dame Tracey Emin said she hoped France's loaning of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum will encourage the UK to share ...

Do the Elgin Marbles belong in the British Museum, where they have been safely housed for more than 200 years – or are they stolen goods? Monocle's expert panel discusses art repatriation.

Do the Elgin Marbles belong in the British Museum, where they have been safely housed for more than 200 years – or are they stolen goods? Monocle's expert panel discusses art repatriation. In October, ...