British Museum has recovered some of the 2,000 stolen items, but thefts are damaging to reputation, chairman George Osborne tells BBC.
About 2,000 items are thought to have been stolen from the British Museum, but some of the missing treasures have started to be recovered, chairman George Osborne has confirmed.
The ex-chancellor told BBC Radio 4's Today programme "more could have been done" to address the thefts sooner.And Hartwig Fischer, the museum director, will step down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandled. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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