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Deal to sell Telegraph and Spectator to UAE fund referred to UK media watchdog

Culture secretary steps in after 18 Tory MPs warn proposed sale ‘presents very real potential national security threat’

The Independent UK

UK government refers Barclay family’s plans for Telegraph to Ofcom

Move is a blow to proposed deal to transfer control of paper and Spectator magazine to UAE-backed consortium

The Guardian - UK

MPs add to pressure on ministers to vet Barclay family’s Telegraph offer

Call for national security law to be used to investigate proposed deal involving consortium backed by UAE

The Guardian - UK

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Why is the Telegraph up for sale and who wants to buy it?

Potential buyers include a consortium that has vowed to pay off the current owners’ debts, the Daily Mail owner and a GB News investor

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Telegraph sale: Jeff Zucker, the thin-skinned mogul taking on Britain's media

Jeff Zucker is the last highflyer in the American media business. He may be the last person totally in love with media — a mass market showman, a publicity seeker, a man comfortable with, perhaps addicted to, the deadly politics of media organisations. He has been killed off several times…

Evening Standard

Tory concern grows over potential sale of Telegraph titles to Abu Dhabi

Former Telegraph editor Charles Moore among those to condemn bid for the Conservative party’s paper of choice

The Guardian - UK

UAE-backed bid for Telegraph raises fears of Gulf ‘newswashing’

Deal could be referred to Ofcom but some analysts say concerns about foreign influence may be overstated

The Guardian - UK

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Whitehall infighting could hamper scrutiny of Telegraph sale

Foreign Office could stifle possible inquiry into bid from Abu Dhabi-backed fund RedBird IMI in absence of cabinet secretary

The Guardian - UK

Frontrunner in Telegraph newspaper takeover bid accuses rivals of hypocrisy

Jeff Zucker of Abu Dhabi-backed Redbird IMI insists editorial independence of titles would be protected

The Guardian - UK

The Telegraph, the autocracy and free speech: can RedBird IMI calm media fears?

One of the investors bidding for the paper is the vice-president of the UAE, which is ranked far down the press freedom index

The Guardian - UK

Sale of Telegraph paused as consortium pledges to repay Barclay debts

Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI’s announcement casts doubt over auction process

The Guardian - UK

Telegraph and Spectator expected to be bought over by Abu Dhabi-backed fund

Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund RedBird IMI has paved the way to take control of the Telegraph and Spectator publications after agreeing loans to…

The National (Scotland)

Abu Dhabi-backed fund says it will take control of Telegraph and Spectator

RedBird IMI ‘reaches agreement’ on package of loans to repay debts owed by Barclay family

The Guardian - UK

Abu Dhabi-backed fund strikes deal in move to secure Telegraph newspaper

It comes after the Telegraph and Spectator were put into receivership over unpaid debts to lenders by its previous owners.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

MPs want UK national security law used to vet Barclay family’s Telegraph offer

Financing from Abu Dhabi investors secured for bid but use of overseas sovereign wealth questioned

The Guardian - UK

Whether sacked or not, Suella Braverman could stir up a new Tory civil war

If the PM doesn’t get rid of her, he’ll look weak; if he does, she’ll rail from the backbenches. Is this all part of the home secretary’s grand plan? asks the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

Axel Springer’s Telegraph bid in doubt over ‘digital-only’ future

Head of German-based group tells Politico podcast its strategy is to grow its digital media

The Guardian - UK

Loud and uncowed: how UnHerd owner Paul Marshall became Britain’s newest media mogul

UnHerd has quickly become one of the biggest sites for political commentary in the UK, and now the hedge fund founder behind it – who also funds GB News and donates to the Tories – is trying to add the Telegraph to a fast-growing empire. What does he really want?

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The Guardian - UK

Barclay family’s £1bn ‘back door’ offer for Telegraph alarms rival bidders

Source close to process says there are concerns offer could have ‘chilling affect’ on auction for media group

The Guardian - UK

An amazing turnaround? A less terrible disaster? After these byelections, Sunak may not be able to deliver either

The prime minister’s allies are trying to explain away today’s humiliating losses, but most MPs accept the threat is existential, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

The Guardian - UK

Sale of Telegraph newspapers and Spectator kicks off

Last-ditch attempt by Barclay family to shut down auction with blockbuster £1bn offer thwarted

Evening Standard

Spectator seeks new columnist as Taki leaves after attempted rape conviction

The writer hasn't appeared in the last two magazines

Evening Standard

A Memoir of my Former Self review: Hilary Mantel was peerless, but this new collection is one for purists

If you would like to read what Hilary Mantel made of Robocop, then I have the book for you. But if you’re looking for a memoir, as you might expect given the title, then you are out of luck. This is a collection of essays, lectures and journalism (Mantel spent…

The Guardian - UK

Taki Theodoracopulos given 12-month suspended sentence for attempted rape

Spectator journalist, 87, is found guilty of attacking woman on ski weekend at his Swiss chalet in 2009

The Guardian - UK

Bild publisher Axel Springer eyes Telegraph auction

German company registers interest with Goldman Sachs ahead of Telegraph Media Group auction

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