Chairman of the British Museum trustees George Osborne says the institution has been "victims of an inside job" as he outlined changes made by the body.Mr Osborne told Wednesday's session of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee: "We were the victims of an inside job by someone, we believe, who over a long period of time was stealing from the museum and the museum put trust in."

Chairman of the British Museum trustees George Osborne says the institution has been "victims of an inside job" as he outlined changes made by the body.Mr Osborne told Wednesday's session of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee: "We were the victims of an inside job by someone, we believe, who over a long period of time was stealing from the museum and the museum put trust in."