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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

UK withholds security advice over peerage for oligarch's son

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The British government refused Thursday to reveal whether intelligence agencies expressed concerns about the decision to award a noble title and a seat in Parliament to a newspaper owner whose father was a KGB agent.

Lawmakers voted earlier this year to order the government to release documents related to the appointment of Russia-born newspaper owner Evgeny Lebedev to the House of Lords.

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