Brief24Photo of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request finds
The Guardian — World·
theguardian.comPress Association given list of 65 items from publicly owned collection that have gone missing since 2024 A photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, an engraved portrait of William Wilberforce and a cartoon of Barbara Castle have all been misplaced by the UK parliamentary authorities, a freedom of information (FoI) request has revealed. The Press Association has been given a list of more than 65 works of art that have been missing since 2024. They also include a photograph of Margaret Beckett, the UK’s first female foreign secretary and the first woman to lead Labour , and a satirical cartoon by Martin Rowson from the Conservative leadership battle of 1995. Continue reading...
