
UK government rules out law change for return of Parthenon marbles to Greece after 'secret' meetings
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A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak told reporters that while the British Museum trustees are free to talk to whomever they want, the U.K. has no plans to change the law.
Altogether, the British Museum's collection makes up half of the Parthenon's surviving sculptures. Jeff Zymeri is a Fox News Digital Production Assistant. Find him on Twitter @jeffzymeri
On Saturday, Greek newspaper Ta Nea revealed that since November 2021, the chair of the British Museum, George Osborne, has held a series of "secret" discussions on the return of the marbles with senior Greek government officials, including Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The latest meeting between Mitsotakis and Osborne was last week and insiders claim negotiations are at an "advanced stage."