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The Independent
15 minutes ago
- The Independent
MPs back foreign investors owning minority stakes in UK newspapers
Foreign investors have stepped closer to buying part of the Telegraph, as MPs backed relaxed laws on foreign ownership of UK newspapers that will allow them to own up to 15%. The Commons voted overwhelmingly in favour of a change to the law by Labour which would allow foreign firms to buy minority stakes. It is the latest turn in a tumultuous two-year takeover process for the 170-year-old newspaper business. It comes after the previous Conservative government put a block in place amid fears the Telegraph could be bought by a majority-owned UAE company, Redbird IMI. The investment vehicle is a joint venture with US financiers. The regulation was approved by 338 votes to 79, majority 259. Labour was boosted in the voting lobbies by four Reform UK MPs, including its leader Nigel Farage (Clacton), and seven Independent MPs. Meanwhile former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, a vocal critic of China, was among those to vote against it. The Liberal Democrats, who forced the vote over fears foreign ownership would compromise editorial independence, also opposed it. The result will give the green light to Redbird IMI, with the cap in place now being supported by MPs. RedBird Capital, the US junior partner in RedBird IMI, agreed a deal in May to buy a majority stake in the newspaper for £500 million. Abu-Dhabi's IMI will look to buy a minority stake as part of the consortium. RedBird has investments in AC Milan, film production giant Skydance and Liverpool FC owner Fenway Sports Group. It is also understood that the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) – which owns the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, the i, and the Metro – is also looking to buy a stake. This is in addition to Sir Len Blavatnik, who owns the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End, who is considering a minority stake, according to Sky News reports. The rules were introduced after Redbird IMI looked to buy the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) from the Barclay Brothers. Then-Conservative culture secretary Lucy Frazer told a Society of Editors Conference in April 2024: 'I had concerns about the potential impacts of this deal on free expression and accurate presentation of news and that's why I issued a public interest intervention.' Culture minister Stephanie Peacock told MPs last month that appropriate safeguards had been introduced. She said: 'Government need to balance the importance of creating certainty and sustainability for our newspaper industry with the need to protect against the risk of foreign state influence by setting a clear threshold for exceptions within the regime at 15%. We believe that we have done that effectively.'
Telegraph
16 minutes ago
- Telegraph
The Daily T: Reeves cries in PMQs after Labour's welfare ‘clusterf---'
Labour passed its welfare reform bill on Tuesday night – but only after yet another concession to rebel MPs which make the changes almost meaningless, and wipe out £5 billion in planned savings. Why was the process so appallingly handled? Will heads roll in Government? And why was Chancellor Rachel Reeves apparently crying during PMQs this afternoon? Plus, how one suspended doctor is fuelling Britain's worklessness crisis by handing out sick notes on demand and without consultation. Camilla speaks to the Telegraph's Janet Eastham, who went undercover to expose Dr Sick Ltd.
Telegraph
16 minutes ago
- Telegraph
Reeves follows Thatcher and Sturgeon with public tears
Rachel Reeves cried in dramatic scenes during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. Her emotion came as Sir Keir Starmer failed to guarantee that she would remain in her role as Chancellor. However, she is not the first British politician to cry in public. Margaret Thatcher, 1990 Baroness Thatcher was known as the Iron Lady partly because she never appeared flustered or emotional in public. However, she was moved to tears when she left Downing Street for the last time in 1990 after 11 years as prime minister. George Osborne, 2013 The former chancellor became emotional during Thatcher's funeral in 2013. Mr Osborne was brought to tears during the sermon delivered by Lord Chartres, the then bishop of London. He was chancellor until 2016 when he quit in the wake of the Brexit referendum. Theresa May, 2019 Baroness May was in tears as she announced her resignation as prime minister in May 2019. She said she had tried her best to deliver Brexit and it was a 'deep regret' that she was not able to. Matt Hancock, 2020 Health Secretary Matt Hancock becomes emotional hearing the words of the first man in the world to receive the vaccine, William Shakespeare. He tearily says 'it makes you so proud to be British'. @piersmorgan | @susannareid100 Watch the full interview👉 — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) December 8, 2020 Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, fought back tears in December 2020 as he watched one of the first British people receive the coronavirus vaccine live on Good Morning Britain. 'It's been such a tough year for so many people and there's William Shakespeare putting it so simply,' Mr Hancock said after gathering himself. Mr Hancock resigned just six months later after his affair with Gina Colandangelo, an aide, was revealed. Nicola Sturgeon, 2024 Nicola Sturgeon was accused of crocodile tears by bereaved families when she broke down at the Covid Inquiry. The former first minister admitted to deleting her WhatsApp messages during the pandemic despite promising Scots they would all be made public. She had already quit the position in February 2023 after admitting she had become a 'polarising figure'.
