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UK To Ban Foreign State Ownership Of British Newspapers

The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move that could scupper the contentious Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Telegraph Media Group.

International Business Times

Telegraph takeover: UK plans law to stop foreign ownership of newspapers

New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortium

The Guardian - UK

Telegraph and Spectator takeover: News Corp and Mail owner consider bids

Planned acquisition by UAE-backed RedBird IMI is being considered by the culture secretary

The Guardian - UK

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Don’t expect clarity on the future of the Telegraph any time soon

City Comment: It seems all but inevitable that the question of control of the Telegraph and Spectator will be kicked even deeper into the long grass

Evening Standard

What’s with the weird conservative obsession with Sydney Sweeney?

The discourse about Sweeney’s SNL episode shows that rightwingers are still obsessed with a toxic ideal of womanhood

The Guardian - US

Justin Welby says he carries personal alarm amid increasing threats in church

Archbishop says there has been hate speech and ‘enormous’ rise in abusive language against bishops, particularly female ones

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s No 10 speech gave a glimpse into the long election campaign ahead

Expect to hear more about extremism in the coming weeks, as the Tory party tries to identify Labour vulnerabilities, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

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Sunak, his media allies – maybe even Lee Anderson – know Sadiq Khan is no Islamist. This is tactical racism

The label ‘Islamist’ is being used to stir up anti-Muslim feeling for political ends, says Archie Bland, Guardian First Edition newsletter editor

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The days that could decide how Rishi Sunak is remembered

In today’s newsletter: The controversial Rwanda bill is back in the Commons – what happens next could shape the party’s future

The Guardian - UK

Terrified and ‘ready for death’: after a nightmare poll, will Tory MPs campaign or start looking for jobs?

After this week’s prediction of electoral wipeout, it’s every Conservative for themselves, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

National archives: Barclay brothers lobbied Labour to scrap inheritance tax

Reclusive billionaire twins notorious for use of tax havens met then prime minister Tony Blair in 1999

The Guardian - UK

Conversing with the 'restless dead' – a posthumous collection of Hilary Mantel's writing illuminates her singular literary achievement

Hilary Mantel’s writing career falls neatly into two periods: before and after Wolf Hall.

The Conversation

David Cameron defends UK’s decision not to vote for UN resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza – as it happened

Foreign secretary says ceasefire needs to be ‘sustainable’ as he appears before House of Lords European affairs committee

The Guardian - UK

Sunak denies he is ‘tetchy’ under pressure amid Tory infighting over immigration

PM dismisses dissent among his MPs over his Rwanda bill as ‘debating society’ behaviour

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Andrew Neil 'put up' preferred candidate for BBC chair role, MPs told

ANDREW Neil “put up” the UK Government’s preferred candidate to take over as BBC chair ...

The National (Scotland)

Top Scots lawyer rebukes Spectator writer for claim Joanna Cherry made 'easy mistake'

ONE of the most senior lawyers in Scotland has stepped in after a writer with the Spectator accused SNP MP Joanna Cherry of making an “easy…

The Guardian - UK

The Covid inquiry was the least of Sunak’s worries: now he has to face his own MPs

With his Rwanda plan, the PM has boxed himself into a corner, unable to satisfy the Tory left or right, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak: the prime minister is fighting for his political life

Editorial: The Tory splits over lockdown were shallower and less treacherous than on immigration. But ominously they run along similar lines

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Evening Standard

Watch: Suella Braverman confronts heckler during awards speech

Braverman got a frosty reception at the Political Cartoon of the Year Awards

The Guardian - UK

Barclay family regains control of Telegraph after Abu Dhabi helps pay debt

Planned takeover still requires government approval despite Lloyds receiving funds owed

The Guardian - UK

Barclay family expected to regain control of Telegraph temporarily

Debt repayment will put group step closer to being controlled by consortium backed by UAE

The Independent UK

Deal to sell Telegraph and Spectator to UAE fund referred to UK media watchdog

Culture secretary steps in after 18 Tory MPs warn proposed sale ‘presents very real potential national security threat’

The Guardian - UK

UK government refers Barclay family’s plans for Telegraph to Ofcom

Move is a blow to proposed deal to transfer control of paper and Spectator magazine to UAE-backed consortium

The Guardian - UK

MPs add to pressure on ministers to vet Barclay family’s Telegraph offer

Call for national security law to be used to investigate proposed deal involving consortium backed by UAE

The Guardian - UK

Why is the Telegraph up for sale and who wants to buy it?

Potential buyers include a consortium that has vowed to pay off the current owners’ debts, the Daily Mail owner and a GB News investor

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