The British Museum is prevented by law from permanently returning the artworks to Greece.But Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is hoping to win a second term in office in July, said: "If the Greek people trust us again, I believe we could achieve this target after the elections."The Greek culture ministry has previously said the country's "firm position" is that "it does not recognise the British Museum's jurisdiction, possession and ownership of the sculptures".A spokesperson said: "The government has always made clear that this is a matter for the British Museum but now that constructive talks between the British Museum and Greece have been confirmed, they seem to be changing their mind.""Fundamentally what fuelled this agenda in the first place was around sustainability and looking after taxpayers' interests… As part of the package, I'm delighted that we managed to get Channel 4 to agree to double their investment in skills to £10m.""