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The 1963 British Museum Act stops the institution from giving away items in its collection. Rishi Sunak has said he has no intention of changing the law to allow the sculptures to be returned.

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…

PM says British Museum collection is funded by taxpayers and protected by law

The return of the British Museum's Elgin Marbles to Greece is possible even if the two sides cannot come to an agreement

The almost complete silver brooch is believed to date back to between 1200 and 1300

A representative of the Greek Orthodox Church urged other countries to ‘imitate’ the ‘historic’ gesture

Plundered gems located in capital as debate goes on over their return

The Vatican and Greece are finalizing a deal for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries

The author of a tragic tale about an African Prince is looking for information on the miniature cross

Boris Johnson took aim at attempts to rewrite Roald Dahl and the possibility of handing the Elgin Marbles back to Greece.

Napier Marten sent a heartfelt plea to his daughter to hand herself in