The row could be raised by the Greek prime minister when he meets Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday.

Downing Street would not steer away from suggestions that Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the future of the Marbles.

Talks over the Elgin Marbles being returned to Athens from the British Museum are said to be “well advanced” ahead of the Greek prime minister’s visit.

Sir Keir Starmer will not discuss a return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece when he meets his Greek coutnerpart on Tuesday, Downing Street has said.

A deal on the Elgin Marbles is 'still some distance' off but there has been a 'lot of progress', the chairman of the British Museum said.

Sir Keir Starmer is more likely than Rishi Sunak to agree to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece, George Osborne has suggested. The chairman of the British Museum said that the institution was “still some distance” from an agreement with the Greek government on the historic sculptures,

Deal on Elgin Marbles ‘still some distance’ away, says George Osborne - British Museum chairman Mr Osborne said Sir Keir Starmer’s Government had contributed to a warmer spirit of negotiations with Greece.