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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mark Sweney

GB News investor Paul Marshall poised to buy the Spectator

Copies of the Spectator magazine on a newsstand
Paul Marshall has been in exclusive talks to buy the 196-year-old Spectator magazine for the past month. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Sir Paul Marshall, the hedge fund tycoon who backs GB News, is poised to become the new owner of the Spectator in a deal worth up to £100m.

Marshall, who also owns the UnHerd website, has been in exclusive talks to buy the 196-year-old politically conservative magazine for the past month.

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