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Boris Johnson’s zeal to return Parthenon marbles revealed in 1986 article
Unearthed Oxford Union article by prime minister made passionate case for sculptures’ repatriation to Athens
The extent of Boris Johnson’s U-turn on the Parthenon marbles has been laid bare in a 1986 article unearthed in an Oxford library in which the then classics student argued passionately for their return to Athens.
- Helena Smith
- The Guardian
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