The british museum has its hand tied. The British museum act 1963 specifically prevents the british museum from returning anything. I see that law unlikely to change with our current government, next general election is in 2 years, so nothing can realistically happen before then.
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The british museum has its hand tied. The British museum act 1963 specifically prevents the british museum from returning anything. I see that law unlikely to change with our current government, next general election is in 2 years, so nothing can realistically happen before then.