Sunak's Marbles Dispute Fails to Halt Greek Deal
TL;DR
Former Conservative chancellor and current British Museum chair, George Osborne, believes that Rishi Sunak's cancellation of a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, following a public plea for the return of the Elgin Marbles, may have been driven by the Tories' electoral prospects rather than the marbles issue itself. Osborne dismissed the impact of the diplomatic spat on the British Museum's discussions with Greece and expressed support for exploring an agreement where the marbles would spend time in both Athens and London.
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