Mediagazer: The UK government's potential scrutiny of Abu Dhabi's role in the Telegraph purchase is welcome after its failure to do so with the Independent (Jane Martinson/The Guardian)

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Jane Martinson / The Guardian:

The UK government's potential scrutiny of Abu Dhabi's role in the Telegraph purchase is welcome after its failure to do so with the Independent — Intervention over a UAE-backed bid is welcome, but it's unlikely to signal a new era of media-ownership transparency

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The Guardian:

Sources: the UK culture minister's probe into Abu Dhabi-backed bid for The Telegraph could be stifled by the Foreign Office, which aims to boost UAE relations — Foreign Office could stifle possible inquiry into bid from Abu Dhabi-backed fund RedBird IMI in absence of cabinet secretary

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