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Thursday briefing: Why Kemi Badenoch’s rough start as Tory leader shouldn’t be a surprise

In today’s newsletter: Why did the Conservative leader spend Christmas fighting with Nigel Farage – and what did the row reveal about her tenure so far?

The Guardian - UK

Farage: Badenoch must apologise for ‘crazy conspiracy theory’ on Reform numbers

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Reform UK of ‘fakery’ over its membership data.

Evening Standard

'I will not touch bread if it is moist': Kemi Badenoch sparks Westminster food fight

Starmer says he prefers a toastie over steak after Badenoch claims ‘lunch is for wimps’ and sandwiches are not ‘a real food’

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Spectator breached code with trans comment in Nicola Sturgeon article, watchdog says

A MAGAZINE’S reference to Juno Dawson as a “man who claims to be a woman” in an article on Nicola Sturgeon was discriminatory, the press…

The National (Scotland)

Efune insists his Daily and Sunday Telegraph bid is still on track

Asset manager Oaktree out of running as backer but businessman has ‘high confidence’ he will get finance

The Guardian - UK

‘High energy, high risk’: Tories already wonder if Kemi Badenoch will last until the next election

She says virtually nothing on policy, but this is no cautious ‘Ming vase’ strategy. Her appetite for chaos will make or break her, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

The Guardian - UK

Farage and Reform ‘not the cause of Tory problems, but a symptom’, says Badenoch – as it happened

The Tory leadership candidate says the party churned out a laundry-list of promises instead of listening to members

The Guardian - UK

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The BBC has rehabilitated Michael Gove from Brexit hysteric into genial radio jock

In handing him his own series, the corporation is relaunching yet another failed politician

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove scorns ‘Tory boy’ Robert Jenrick and praises ‘brave’ Kemi Badenoch

Former minister says Kemi Badenoch’s reputation for ‘getting into scraps’ is a good thing

The Independent UK

Telegraph takeover: ‘concern’ in newsroom over Dovid Efune talks

New York Sun owner’s hardline stance about Middle East prompts fears over editorial independence

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove, Spectator editor: an expert explains the long relationship between Westminster and the media

Michael Gove has a new job. The former Conservative MP and senior government minister will take over as editor of The Spectator this month, assuming the UK’s advisory committee on business appointments raises no objections.

The Conversation

Call this a party conference? It’s more like a weird Tory festival of mass delusion

Delegates are confused about the past and mired in false hope about their future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Telegraph auction: New York Sun owner a frontrunner as deadline looms

Suitors such as Dovid Efune and new Spectator owner Paul Marshall have until end of Friday to submit offers

The Guardian - UK

UK political magazine The Spectator's new editor is Michael Gove

Michael Gove has been appointed as the editor of The Spectator which is one of the world’s oldest political magazines

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The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove named as Spectator editor after GB News backer’s takeover

Former Tory minister to take reins at magazine bought recently by Paul Marshall, with Charles Moore as chair

The Independent UK

Michael Gove appointed new editor of The Spectator following £100m sale

Former Tory minister will take over from current editor Fraser Nelson next month, magazine announces

The Conversation

What the Spectator takeover means for the UK’s right-wing media and politics

Despite the Conservatives’ defeat in the recent general election, the right-wing media in Britain appears to be thriving – judging by the eye-watering price for which the weekly right-wing magazine The Spectator has just been sold.

The Guardian - UK

What now for the Spectator under Paul Marshall’s ownership? The signs are pointing further right

Look for clues at the hedge fund manager’s GB News, where militant agitation trumps ratings and integrity, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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The Guardian - UK

The new owner of the Spectator didn’t cough up £100m just for the fun of it

Print media do face challenges but the influence they offer – especially on the right – is considerable

The Independent UK

Andrew Neil steps down as Spectator chair after £100m sale to GB News investor finalised

Paul Marshall, the investor behind GB News, has bought The Spectator

The Guardian - UK

GB News investor Paul Marshall seals £100m deal to buy Spectator

Hedge fund tycoon is also in talks with RedBird IMI to acquire Daily and Sunday Telegraph

The Guardian - UK

GB News investor Paul Marshall poised to buy the Spectator

Hedge fund tycoon in talks with Telegraph owner RedBird IMI to acquire magazine for up to £100m

The National (Scotland)

Billionaire GB News backer 'set to close Spectator buy-out'

HEDGE-FUND billionaire Paul Marshall is reportedly set to ramp up his media empire building as he closes in on a multi-million pound deal to buy The…

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson yet to appear on GB News 10 months after being signed up as a presenter

The former PM, working on his memoirs, has still not hosted a programme for the right-leaning channel – and his publisher awaits book slated for a 2016 release

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson ‘courted for Telegraph role’ as Nadhim Zahawi plots bid

Backers are reportedly told the former prime minister has been sounded out as paper’s global editor-in-chief

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