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The UK elections and the Parthenon Sculptures

Last week Keir Starmer led Britain’s center-left Labour Party to a historic win over the Conservative Party. Prior to the elections, in November, Starmer had indicated that if Labour won the general election he would not prevent an agreement for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures. Ioannes Chountis, an adviser in the House of Lords and a council member of the Anglo-Hellenic League, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the recent UK election results, and look at what Starmer taking over at Downing Street means for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Starmer’s victory comes with constraints

The UK elections and the Parthenon Sculptures

Mitsotakis, Erdogan to meet in Washington

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