Former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw urges Rishi Sunak to back Elgin Marbles return to Greece 🏛️ Exclusive from adamsherwin10
, with 44 per cent of Conservative voters backing the move, compared to 25 per cent of Tory supporters who believe they should stay in the UK.Bradshaw said he hoped Rishi Sunak would end the Government’s opposition to restitution and support their return.
The 2,500 year-old sculptures were removed from Greece’s Parthenon temple in the early 19th century, when the country was under Ottoman occupation, by the Scottish soldier and diplomat, Lord Elgin.
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