Greek prime minister pledges to ‘ramp up’ efforts to regain Parthenon marbles

Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, had been supportive of restitution efforts in the past The Greek prime minister has pledged to “ramp up” his country’s claims to win back the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum, emphasising that his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, was hugely supportive of restitution efforts before he moved into Downing Street. Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted he would raise the issue in the strongest of terms when he met Burnham, who was culture secretary in a previous Labour government. Continue reading...

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