Media: UK Culture Secretary intervenes in Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of Daily Telegraph

The UK’s Culture Secretary has intervened in an Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Daily Telegraph by asking the media watchdog to investigate its potential impact on press freedom.

Lucy Frazer triggered a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) a week after she wrote to RedBird IMI, the investment fund behind the purchase, saying she was “minded to” intervene.

The Cabinet minister has tasked communications regulator Ofcom with investigating the sale’s impact on the accurate presentation of ...