Former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw joins campaign to return Parthenon Marbles to Greece. In the meantime, a A YouGov poll also showed that the majority of Britons favor the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
Former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has teamed up with a Greek campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles, saying their rightful home is at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
Mr Bradshaw joins figures including Lord Vaizey and Stephen Fry who are calling for the Parthenon Sculptures, held by the British Museum, to be returned to Athens.
“It’s only right that the sculptures should be viewed as one piece of art in the Acropolis Museum [in Greece],” Bradshaw, a Labour minister who served under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, said.
A YouGov poll, showing widespread cross-party support for the disputed artefacts’ return, will increase pressure on the Government, which is currently resistant to a permanent handover.
A majority of Britons favor their return, 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.
Of those who voted Labour in the last election, 67 per cent believe they should return.
Bradshaw said he hoped Rishi Sunak would end the Government’s opposition to restitution and support the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
