The government looks set to block the takeover of the Telegraph orchestrated by CNN’s Jeff Zucker. Culture secretary Lucy Frazer has announced her intention to launch a long, costly probe into the takeover bid by RedBird IMI. In the meantime, the government will propose legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers, effectively killing... Read more » The post Government interference with Telegraph takeover sets worrying precedent for press freedom appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

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