Government Vows to Ban Foreign State Control of British Newspapers Amid Telegraph Merger

Published on March 13, 2024

The government has vowed to introduce new legislation to ban foreign states from controlling British newspapers and magazines. It comes after the communications and competition watchdogs reported to the government on their investigation of a proposed UAE takeover of the Telegraph titles. Speaking to peers in a debate on the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Bill, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, a minister at the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS), said the government will bring forward an amendment at third reading of the bill. “We will amend the media merger regime explicitly to rule out newspaper and periodical news magazine mergers involving ownership, influence, or control by foreign states,” the minister told Peers....

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