British Museum Denies Reports That Elgin Marbles Have Been Surrendered

The Critic is running a report that George Osborne has agreed to hand over the Elgin Marbles via “ permanent loan ” back to Greece. Such plans have been mooted and not denied for years . Starmer has said he would “not to stand in the way” of any deal reached to surrender the stones…

The British Museum is currently denying reports. They say: “ Discussions with Greece about a Parthenon Partnership are on-going and constructive. We believe that this kind of long term partnership would strike the right balance between sharing our greatest objects with audiences around the world, and maintaining the integrity of the incredible collection we hold at the museum. ”

Downing Street said this afternoon that it has no plans to try to keep hold of the Marbles via a change to legislation and