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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alan Jones

Sale of Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media agreed

The Guardian Media Group board said the deal would give The Observer ‘access to much-needed investment’ - (Alamy/PA)

The sale of the Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media has been approved, it was announced on Friday.

The move by the boards of its owner Scott Trust and the Guardian Media Group followed a 48-hour strike this week by journalists on the Observer and the Guardian in protest at the sale.

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