When Lucy Frazer, the former culture secretary, intervened to halt the sale of The Telegraph to a fund backed by Abu Dhabi, it was clear the Gulf state’s swoop on the British media would not go smoothly. Few could have predicted, however, that a full year later RedBird IMI would be left clutching a newspaper it was legally blocked from …
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As Tory concerns mount over a looming Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Telegraph, attention is turning to Oliver Dowden. While Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has official responsibility for overseeing the sale, MPs are now pressing Mr Dowden to intervene under his national security mandate. The sweeping laws came into force last year amid concerns the UK’s approach to foreign takeovers …
