Parthenon marbles should return to Athens, says Lord Frost

‘Architect’ of Brexit calls for closer Anglo-Greek cultural ties, with marbles held elsewhere in Europe also sent back

Britain should be part of a pan-European effort to bring the Parthenon marbles back to Greece, according to the “architect” of Brexit who said the UK should make a grand gesture to create closer diplomatic and cultural relations between the two countries.

Lord Frost, a chief Brexit negotiator, called for a deal between Britain and Greece that would put the long-running dispute to bed, with the sculptures returned to Greece for the first time since the early 1800s when they were taken by Lord Elgin. At present they are in the British Museum’s collection.