Greek PM urges Burnham to send Parthenon sculptures back to Greece permanently

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on Andy Burnham to find the "political will" to return the Parthenon sculptures to Greece for good.

• Mitsotakis wrote in the Guardian that Greece cannot accept any arrangement recognizing British Museum ownership or "borrow" parts of its own monument.
• He rejected British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan's suggestion that the Bayeux Tapestry loan could serve as a template for a deal.
• Mitsotakis urged Burnham to follow his 2023 stance that the marbles should be returned with "no strings attached."
• Burnham recently said the matter rests legally with the British Museum, which stated its position is unchanged.