Posted 11/30/2023, 5:44:00 PM
Sunak-Mitsotakis feud erupts over Parthenon Sculptures, raising diplomatic tensions
- Sunak abruptly canceled a meeting with Greek PM Mitsotakis, blaming Mitsotakis for breaking a promise not to raise the Parthenon Sculptures issue
- Mitsotakis' team contests Sunak's claim and a diplomatic feud has erupted between them
- Former UK Chancellor George Osborne suggests Sunak's move was petulant and driven by Tories' poor electoral prospects, not the marbles issue
- Osborne says the feud won't affect British Museum talks with Greece over custody of the marbles
- Osborne says the museum has explored a deal for the marbles to split time between London and Athens, with Greek treasures going to the UK museum