Category: Parthenon marbles

MPs back PR bill in vote, a symbolic win for electoral reform campaigners – UK politics live

MPs vote to give leave to bring in private members’ bill on PR but it will have no practical effectLord Robertson, the former Labour defence secretary and former Nato secretary who is leading the government’s...

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Leader of Welsh Tories resigns saying ‘substantial minority’ of party do not support him – UK politics live

Andrew RT Davies narrowly won a confidence vote but is stepping down, saying his position is ‘untenable’Lord Robertson, the former Labour defence secretary and former Nato secretary who is leading the...

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Greece would offer major treasures to UK for Parthenon marbles, minister says

Culture minister Lina Mendoni pledges to ‘fill the void’ at the British Museum should the ancient sculptures be returnedGreece is prepared to part with some of its greatest treasures to “fill the void” at...

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No 10 says Sunak cancelled Greek PM meeting after assurances about Parthenon marbles debate not kept – UK politics live

Greek minister says Sunak’s snub to his PM was ‘bad day’ for relations between two countriesGove breaks away from the line of questioning to issue an apology.I want to take this opportunity, if I may, to...

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Michael Gove delivers apology to Covid victims and their families for ‘mistakes made by government’ – UK politics live

Levelling up secretary breaks away from evidence at Covid inquiry to apologise for ‘errors I and others made’Gove breaks away from the line of questioning to issue an apology.I want to take this opportunity, if I...

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Sunak cancelling meeting after Greek PM’s Parthenon marbles comments ‘wasn’t a snub’, minister claims – UK politics live

Keir Starmer met Kyriakos Mitsotakis yesterday and Labour is not opposed to marbles going back to Greece on loanGood morning. Rishi Sunak does not have all the qualities of a great human being but, among other virtues, he is...

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Andy Burnham claims government note shows Covid tier 3 restrictions imposed on Manchester as ‘punishment beating’ – live

Covid tier system introduced in October 2020 and imposed different restrictions on English regions in effort to contain spread of virusAt the Covid inquiry Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said that he was not getting...

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