Lord Hague comes out against ‘disturbing’ UAE attempt to buy The Telegraph. Lord Hague has described The Telegraph’s proposed takeover by Abu Dhabi as “disturbing” and one that “should be prevented”. The former foreign secretary called on Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary, to intervene by triggering a regulatory investigation in the public interest. Writing in...
British media minister Lucy Frazer said on Wednesday she was “minded to” intervene in a deal that could see Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI take control of the Daily Telegraph, saying she had concerns about the newspaper’s independence. The right-leaning title and Spectator magazine, favourites of politicians in the leading Conservative Party, are being sold after...