UK weighs approval of Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph buyout ...Kuwait

The UK government is weighing whether to approve a UAE-led takeover of the Daily Telegraph amid howls of protest from politicians, journalists and even a former spy chief that the deal risks press freedom. Britain's competition and media regulators submitted reports on the takeover to the government on Monday. Media Secretary Lucy Frazer will now decide whether the purchase of the Telegraph and its sister title, the Spectator magazine, should go ahead. The Abu Dhabi-backed buyout of the paper, which voices opinions from the governing Conservative Party, has provoked fears of foreign influence in news reporting which opponents say could threaten Britain's democracy. Th

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