The elgin marbles should remain in the uk and not be returned to greece despite an intervention by officials in washington according to a poll of express co uk readers.
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If there were a referendum on whether or not the elgin marbles should be returned to greece or remain in the british museum the british public say that they would vote to return them to greece by a margin of more than two to one according to a new mori poll carried out for regent productions.
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Thomas bruce the 7th earl of elgin and british ambassador to.
Polling by yougov conducted in 2017 suggested the british public mostly back the marbles return with 55 per cent saying the statues should go back to greece and 21 per cent saying they should.
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New research by yougov appears to support mr clooney s claims about public opinion.
37 think the classical greek sculptures should be returned which is more than.
They have been displayed at the british museum in london since 1817 when elgin sold the marbles to the british government.