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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Telegraph takeover decision put back by fresh inquiry into Barclay family’s UAE-backed deal

Daily Telegraph newspapers on a shelf
A second investigation has been launched into the Barclay family’s complex deal to transfer control of the Telegraph newspaper group. Photograph: Belinda Jiao/Reuters

A second investigation has been launched into the Barclay family’s deal to transfer control of the Telegraph newspaper group, pushing the deadline for regulators’ reports on the public interest threat it poses by more than six weeks.

The UK government moved swiftly to order the second watchdog inquiry after the Barclays’ UAE-backed consortium partner revealed a last-minute corporate structure change.

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