British Museum director Hartwig Fischer will be stepping down from his position with immediate effect, it has been announced.

The museum’s board of trustees accepted his resignation, with former chancellor George Osborne, chairman of trustees saying Fischer had “acted honourably” and that “no one has ever doubted Hartwig’s integrity, his dedication to his job, or his love for the museum.”

It comes after a member of staff was sacked from the museum after it emerged last week that items from its collection were found to be “missing, stolen or damaged”, prompting a police investigation.

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Items including gold jewellery, gems of semi-precious stones and glass were taken from the museum before 2023 and over a “significant” period of time.

Contiune here: Independent