Vodafone should spin off sensitive work after UAE deal, say UK officials National security concerns focus on arm of Vodafone that provides sensitive tech to government departments and agencies The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024
Telegraph takeover decision put back by fresh inquiry into Barclay family’s UAE-backed deal Regulators’ reports on public interest risk now due on 11 March after late change in consortium’s structure prompts further review The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024
Telegraph takeover: UK government intends to order new investigation into deal Move follows last-minute change in corporate structure of Barclay family’s UAE-backed consortium The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024
Abu Dhabi-backed group close to £1bn deal for Gogglebox maker All3Media Telegraph bidder RedBird IMI in talks to buy UK’s largest independent TV production group The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
From right or left, UAE ownership of the Telegraph should be unacceptable To state the obvious, the media is more important to free speech and public debate than a football club or a nuclear power station The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph takeover plan ‘unacceptable’, says ex-MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove says the deal would be a ‘profound security concern’ and urges ministers to stop it The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023
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 · Dec 4, 2023
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 Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023
Culture Secretary intervenes in Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of Daily Telegraph The Culture Secretary has intervened in an Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Daily Telegraph by asking the media watchdog to investigate its… The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2023
UK To Probe Of UAE-backed Takeover Of Telegraph The UK government said on Thursday it had triggered a formal probe on public interest grounds into the proposed sale of the Telegraph Media Group to an Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund. International Business Times · Nov 30, 2023
Culture Secretary steps in to potentially block UAE-backed Redbird's Telegraph deal on public interest grounds Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says she “will be issuing a Public Interest Intervention Notice” on the deal Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023
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 · Nov 30, 2023
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 · Nov 29, 2023
Telegraph sale presents potential national security threat, Tory MPs say Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has been urged to use security powers to review the potential sale to an Abu-Dhabi-backed investment fund. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023 Top Tory strategist’s lobbying firm advising Daily Mail owners on Telegraph bid Exclusive: Isaac Levido’s company, Fleetwood Strategy, is helping DMGT navigate potential acquisition of rightwing broadsheet
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023 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
International Business Times UK · Nov 28, 2023 UK Government To Intervene In the Telegraph Takeover Deal As Tories Worry About the Newspaper's Operations Several Tory MPs have urged the UK government to intervene in the Telegraph takeover deal by UAE-backed investment fund, resulting in the Media Secretary writing a hard-hitting letter to the involved parties.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023 Tory concern grows over potential sale of Telegraph titles to Abu Dhabi Former Telegraph editor Charles Moore among those to condemn bid for the Conservative party’s paper of choice
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023 UAE-backed bid for Telegraph raises fears of Gulf ‘newswashing’ Deal could be referred to Ofcom but some analysts say concerns about foreign influence may be overstated
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023 Whitehall infighting could hamper scrutiny of Telegraph sale Foreign Office could stifle possible inquiry into bid from Abu Dhabi-backed fund RedBird IMI in absence of cabinet secretary
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023 Frontrunner in Telegraph newspaper takeover bid accuses rivals of hypocrisy Jeff Zucker of Abu Dhabi-backed Redbird IMI insists editorial independence of titles would be protected
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023 No 10 does not deny Foreign Office intervened over letter on Telegraph takeover Lucy Frazer had suggested this week she was ‘minded’ to open an investigation into whether the deal was against the public interest.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023 The Telegraph, the autocracy and free speech: can RedBird IMI calm media fears? One of the investors bidding for the paper is the vice-president of the UAE, which is ranked far down the press freedom index
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 UK minister intends to refer Barclay family’s offer for Telegraph to Ofcom Government ‘minded to’ issue intervention notice to call in regulator on public interest grounds
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023 OPINION - The Barclays are back with a bang and the Telegraph sale has been turned completely on its head A motorbike weaves through the London traffic. It’s heading across town, from Belgravia to the City. Riding pillion is Aidan Barclay. The bike races up to the doors of the Lloyds Bank headquarters. Barclay dismounts, rushes in and thrusts a piece of paper into the startled receptionist’s hand. It’s a…