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Andy Burnham said in 2023 the sculptures should be returned to Greece with "no strings attached".
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Ancient Greek sculptures held in London
The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece in the early 19th century and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London. The majority of the sculptures were created in the 5th century BC under the direction of sculptor and architect Phidias.
More on Wikipedia ↗“Nobody would seriously contemplate cutting what survives of the tapestry in two and displaying half in London and half in Bayeux“, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, “Yet that is exactly what happened to the Parthenon sculptures.”
The Greek prime minister has called on Andy Burnham to find the "political will" to send the Parthenon sculptures back to Greece.
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged Britain to show the political will to return the Parthenon Marbles as tensions continue