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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

UNCOVERED: Uk withholds security advice over peerage for oligarch s son - The Untold Story

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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