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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Abbie Llewelyn

Media mogul Lord Lebedev warns against ‘erosion of free speech’ in the UK

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Russian media mogul Lord Lebedev has warned against the “erosion of free speech” in the UK in his second ever contribution in the House of Lords.

Lord Lebedev, the owner of the London Evening Standard and shareholder in The Independent, used his rare appearance in the upper chamber to claim that Britain’s enemies are “laughing at us” over cancel culture.

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