Boris Johnson today mocked George Clooney over his call to return the Greek Elgin Marbles from London to “the Pantheon” — a temple in Rome.
The Mayor accused the Hollywood actor of confusing his ancient civilisations. Mr Clooney’s wife Amal is currently advising Greece on how to return them to the Parthenon, in Athens.
In his Telegraph column, Mr Johnson praised the “British Museum’s freedom to loan [part of the marbles] to Russia — even in this wretched period”.
He said: “That is why George Clooney is so wrong in his plan to restore the marbles to the ‘Pantheon’... the wrong temple, in the wrong city.”
On his LBC radio show Mr Johnson then responded to reports Theresa May thinks the Mayor of London should be subject to recall powers that may apply to police commissioners. Mr Johnson said recall was useful, but there was an “anomaly” over whether powers should also apply to the Home Secretary.
