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Sleigh]] in June 1855 to air a personal grievance against the future [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[British Army]], [[Prince George, Duke of Cambridge]].<ref name="bbc">{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3409185.stm |title=The UK's 'other paper of record' |access-date=20 December 2007 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=19 January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002064335/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3409185.stm |archive-date=2 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="b1">Burnham, 1955. p. 1</ref> [[Joseph Moses Levy]], the owner of ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', agreed to print the newspaper, and the first edition was published on 29 June 1855. The paper cost 2[[Old penny sterling|d]] and was four pages long.<ref name="bbc" /> Nevertheless, the first edition stressed the quality and independence of its articles and journalists:<ref name="telegraph.co.uk" /> {{blockquote|We shall be guided by a high tone of independent action.}} However, the paper was not a success, and Sleigh was unable to pay Levy the printing bill.<ref name="b1" /> Levy took over the newspaper, his aim being to produce a cheaper newspaper than his main competitors in London, the ''[[Daily News (London)|Daily News]]'' and ''[[The Morning Post]]'', to expand the size of the overall market.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} Levy appointed his son, [[Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham|Edward Levy-Lawson, Lord Burnham]], and [[Thornton Leigh Hunt]] to edit the newspaper. Lord Burnham relaunched the paper as ''The Daily Telegraph'', with the slogan "the largest, best, and cheapest newspaper in the world".<ref>Burnham, 1955. p. 5</ref> Hunt laid out the newspaper's principles in a memorandum sent to Levy: "We should report all striking events in science, so told that the intelligent public can understand what has happened and can see its bearing on our daily life and our future. The same principle should apply to all other events—to fashion, to new inventions, to new methods of conducting business".<ref>Burnham, 1955. p. 6</ref> In 1876, [[Jules Verne]] published his novel ''[[Michael Strogoff]]'', whose plot takes place during a fictional uprising and war in [[Siberia]]. Verne included among the book's characters a war correspondent of ''The Daily Telegraph'', named Harry Blount—who is depicted as an exceptionally dedicated, resourceful and brave journalist, taking great personal risks to follow closely the ongoing war and bring accurate news of it to ''The Telegraph''{{'}}s readership, ahead of competing papers.<ref>Verne, Jules. [http://www.classicauthors.net/verne/Strogoff/Strogoff17.html "Michael Strogoff Book 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122035446/http://classicauthors.net/Verne/Strogoff/Strogoff17.html |date=22 November 2010 }}, 1997–2010, ''Great Literature Online''. Retrieved 28 April 2010.</ref> [[File:New Daily Telegraph Offices Fleet Street ILN 1882.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|In 1882 ''The Daily Telegraph'' moved to new [[Fleet Street]] premises, which were pictured in the ''[[Illustrated London News]]''.]] === 1901 to 1945 === In 1908, [[Kaiser]] [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm II of Germany]] gave a [[Daily Telegraph Affair|controversial interview]] to ''The Daily Telegraph'' that severely damaged [[Anglo-German relations]] and added to international tensions in the build-up to [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/kaiser-wilhelm-ii |title=Kaiser Wilhelm II |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=History.com |access-date=21 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085526/http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/kaiser-wilhelm-ii |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Daily_Telegraph_Affair |title= The Daily Telegraph Affair: The interview of the Emperor Wilhelm II on October 28, 1908 |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2 June 2009 |website= wwi.lib.byu.edu The World War I Document Archive |publisher= Brigham Young University Library |access-date= 21 November 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141011181444/http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Daily_Telegraph_Affair |archive-date= 11 October 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> In 1928, the son of Baron Burnham, [[Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham|Harry Lawson Webster Levy-Lawson, 2nd Baron Burnham]], sold the paper to [[William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose]], in partnership with his brother [[Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley]] and [[Edward Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe]]. In 1937, the newspaper absorbed ''[[The Morning Post]]'', which traditionally espoused a conservative position and sold predominantly amongst the retired officer class. Originally William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose, bought ''The Morning Post'' with the intention of publishing it alongside ''The Daily Telegraph'', but poor sales of the former led him to merge the two. For some years, the paper was retitled ''The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post'' before it reverted to just ''The Daily Telegraph''. In the late 1930s, [[Victor Gordon Lennox]], ''The Telegraph''{{'}}s diplomatic editor, published an anti-[[appeasement]] private newspaper ''The Whitehall Letter'' that received much of its information from leaks from Sir [[Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart|Robert Vansittart]], the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office, and [[Rex Leeper]], the Foreign Office's Press Secretary.<ref name="Watt, Donald Cameron pages 276-286">Watt, Donald Cameron "Rumors as Evidence" pages 276–286 from ''Russia War, Peace and Diplomacy'' edited by Ljubica & Mark Erickson, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004 page 278.</ref> As a result, Gordon Lennox was monitored by [[MI5]].<ref name="Watt, Donald Cameron pages 276-286" /> In 1939, ''The Telegraph'' published [[Clare Hollingworth]]'s scoop that [[Invasion of Poland|Germany was to invade Poland]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Clare Hollingworth, the foreign correspondent who broke news of Second World War, turns 104|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/11922645/Clare-Hollingworth-the-foreign-correspondent-who-broke-news-of-Second-World-War-turns-104.html|access-date=11 January 2017|work=Telegraph.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123225715/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/11922645/Clare-Hollingworth-the-foreign-correspondent-who-broke-news-of-Second-World-War-turns-104.html|archive-date=23 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 1940, Fleet Street, with its close proximity to the river and docklands, was subjected to almost daily bombing raids by the Luftwaffe and ''The Telegraph'' started printing in Manchester at Kemsley House (now [[The Printworks (Manchester)|The Printworks]] entertainment venue), which was run by Camrose's brother Kemsley. Manchester quite often printed the entire run of ''The Telegraph'' when its Fleet Street offices were under threat. The name Kemsley House was changed to Thomson House in 1959. In 1986, printing of Northern editions of the ''Daily'' and ''Sunday Telegraph'' moved to Trafford Park and in 2008 to Newsprinters at Knowsley, Liverpool. During the [[Second World War]], ''The Daily Telegraph'' covertly helped in the recruitment of code-breakers for [[Bletchley Park]]. The ability to solve ''The Telegraph''{{'}}s [[crossword]] in under 12 minutes was considered to be a recruitment test. The newspaper was asked to organise a crossword competition, after which each of the successful participants was contacted and asked if they would be prepared to undertake "a particular type of work as a contribution to the war effort". The competition itself was won by [[F. H. W. Hawes]] of [[Dagenham]] who finished the crossword in less than eight minutes.<ref>''The Daily Telegraph'', [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3652606/25000-tomorrow.html "25000 tomorrow"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028055732/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3652606/25000-tomorrow.html |date=28 October 2009 }} 23 May 2006</ref> === 1946 to 1985 === Both the Camrose (Berry) and Burnham (Levy-Lawson) families remained involved in management until [[Conrad Black]] took control in 1986. On the death of his father in 1954, [[Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose]] assumed the chairmanship of the ''Daily Telegraph'' with his brother [[Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell]] as his editor-in-chief. During this period, the company saw the launch of sister paper ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'' in 1960.<ref>''The Daily Telegraph'', [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1315093/Lord-Hartwell.html "Obituary: Lord Hartwell"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013232438/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1315093/Lord-Hartwell.html |date=13 October 2017 }} 4 April 2001</ref> === 1986 to 2004 === Canadian businessman [[Conrad Black]], through companies controlled by him, bought the Telegraph Group in 1986. Black, through his holding company [[Ravelston Corporation]], owned 78% of [[Hollinger Inc.]] which in turn owned 30% of [[Hollinger International]]. Hollinger International in turn owned the Telegraph Group and other publications such as the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', the ''[[Jerusalem Post]]'' and ''[[The Spectator]]''. On 18 January 2004, Black was dismissed as [[chairman of the board|chairman]] of the [[Hollinger International]] board over allegations of financial wrongdoing. Black was also sued by the company. Later that day, it was reported that the [[Barclay brothers]] had agreed to purchase Black's 78% interest in [[Hollinger Inc.]] for [[Pound sterling|£]]245m, giving them a controlling interest in the company, and to buy out the minority shareholders later. However, a lawsuit was filed by the Hollinger International board to try to block Black from selling his [[stock|shares]] in Hollinger Inc. until an investigation into his dealings was completed. Black filed a countersuit but, eventually, United States judge [[Leo Strine]] sided with the Hollinger International board and blocked Black from selling his Hollinger Inc. shares to the twins. On 7 March 2004, the twins announced that they were launching another bid, this time just for ''The Daily Telegraph'' and its Sunday sister paper rather than all of Hollinger Inc. The then owner of the ''[[Daily Express]]'', [[Richard Desmond]], was also interested in purchasing the paper, selling his interest in several pornographic magazines to finance the initiative. Desmond withdrew in March 2004, when the price climbed above £600m,<ref>{{cite news |last=Shah |first=Saeed |title=Desmond withdraws bid for 'overpriced' Telegraph |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/desmond-withdraws-bid-for-overpriced-telegraph-66296.html |access-date=23 November 2014 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=27 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213010345/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/desmond-withdraws-bid-for-overpriced-telegraph-66296.html |archive-date=13 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> as did [[Daily Mail and General Trust plc]] a few months later on 17 June.<ref>{{cite news |last= Gibson |first= Owen |title= Barclays favourites to land Telegraph |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jun/17/pressandpublishing.business |access-date= 23 November 2014 |newspaper= The Guardian |location= London |date= 17 June 2004 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141129084754/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jun/17/pressandpublishing.business |archive-date= 29 November 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> === Since 2004 === In November 2004, ''The Telegraph'' celebrated the tenth anniversary of its website, ''Electronic Telegraph'', now renamed ''www.telegraph.co.uk''. The ''Electronic Telegraph'' launched in 1995 with The Daily Telegraph Guide to the Internet'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=jotspot&passive=1209600&continue=https://sites.google.com/site/sites/system/errors/WebspaceNotFound?path%3D/suescho/&followup=https://sites.google.com/site/sites/system/errors/WebspaceNotFound?path%3D/suescho/|title=Google Sites|website=accounts.google.com|access-date=8 March 2022|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308035203/https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=jotspot&passive=1209600&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fsites%2Fsystem%2Ferrors%2FWebspaceNotFound%3Fpath%3D%2Fsuescho%2F&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fsites%2Fsystem%2Ferrors%2FWebspaceNotFound%3Fpath%3D%2Fsuescho%2F|url-status=dead}}</ref> by writer Sue Schofield for an annual charge of £180.00. On 8 May 2006, the first stage of a major redesign of the website took place, with a wider page layout and greater prominence for audio, video and journalist blogs. On 10 October 2005, ''The Daily Telegraph'' relaunched to incorporate a tabloid sports section and a new standalone business section. ''[[Daily Mail|The Daily Mail]]''{{'}}s star columnist and political analyst [[Simon Heffer]] left that paper in October 2005 to rejoin ''The Daily Telegraph'', where he has become associate editor. Heffer has written two columns a week for the paper since late October 2005 and is a regular contributor to the news podcast. In November 2005, the first regular podcast service by a newspaper in the UK was launched.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Press Gazette |date=18 November 2005 |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=32570§ioncode=1 |title='Hear all about it' as the Telegraph launches podcast |access-date=15 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605202721/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=32570§ioncode=1 |archive-date=5 June 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Just before Christmas 2005, it was announced that ''The Telegraph'' titles would be moving from Canada Place in [[Canary Wharf]], to new offices at Victoria Plaza at 111 Buckingham Palace Road near [[Victoria Station (London)|Victoria Station]] in central London.<ref>{{Cite news |last=White |first=Dominic |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2928887/Telegraph-moves-to-Victoria.html |title=Telegraph moves to Victoria |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=22 December 2005 |access-date=18 September 2009 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816195042/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2928887/Telegraph-moves-to-Victoria.html |archive-date=16 August 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> The new office features a "hub and spoke" layout for the newsroom to produce content for print and online editions. In October 2006, with its relocation to Victoria, the company was renamed the Telegraph Media Group, repositioning itself as a multimedia company. On 2 September 2008, the ''Daily Telegraph'' was printed with colour on each page for the first time when it left [[Westferry]] for Newsprinters at [[Broxbourne]], Hertfordshire, another arm of the [[Rupert Murdoch|Murdoch]] company.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=42016&c=1 |title=Daily Telegraph unveils full-colour redesign |newspaper=[[Press Gazette]] |date=2 September 2008 |access-date=18 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825075601/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=42016&c=1 |archive-date=25 August 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> The paper is also printed in [[Liverpool]] and [[Glasgow]] by Newsprinters. In May 2009, the daily and Sunday editions published [[United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal|details of MPs' expenses]]. This led to a number of high-profile resignations from both the ruling Labour administration and the Conservative opposition. In June 2014, ''The Telegraph'' was criticised by ''[[Private Eye]]'' for its policy of replacing experienced journalists and news managers with less-experienced staff and [[Search engine optimization|search engine optimisers]].<ref>''Private Eye'', Issue 1369, 27 June – 10 July 2014, pg. 7.</ref> On 26 October 2019, the ''Financial Times'' reported that the Barclay Brothers were about to put the [[Telegraph Media Group]] up for sale. ''The Financial Times'' also reported that the [[Daily Mail and General Trust]] (owner of the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'', ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' and ''[[Ireland on Sunday]]'') would be interested in buying.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50192912 |title=Telegraph owners to put newspapers up for sale |website=BBC News |date=26 October 2019 |access-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026143412/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50192912 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4cb55b8a-f70d-11e9-9ef3-eca8fc8f2d65|title=Barclay brothers in £500 million cash call for ailing empire|website=Financial Times|date=27 October 2019|language=en-GB|url-access=subscription|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028074620/https://www.ft.com/content/4cb55b8a-f70d-11e9-9ef3-eca8fc8f2d65|archive-date=28 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph'' supported [[Liz Truss]] in the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 August 2022 |title= Liz Truss is the right choice for the Tories |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2022/08/01/liz-truss-right-choice-tories/ |work= The Daily Telegraph |access-date= 11 October 2022 |archive-date= 10 October 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221010233442/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2022/08/01/liz-truss-right-choice-tories/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In July 2023, it was announced that Lloyds Banking Group had appointed Mike McTighe as chairman of Press Acquisitions Limited and May Corporation Limited in order to spearhead the sale of ''The Telegraph'' and ''The Spectator''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Christopher |date=2023-07-17 |title=Chairman appointed to spearhead sale of The Telegraph |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/17/mike-mctighe-appointed-telegraph-chairman-sale-lloyds/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717155127/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/17/mike-mctighe-appointed-telegraph-chairman-sale-lloyds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === 2023–2024 takeover bid === In June 2023, ''[[The Guardian]]'' and other newspapers reported that, following a breakdown in discussions relating to a financial dispute, [[Lloyds Bank]] was planning to take over control of the companies owning the ''Telegraph'' titles and the ''[[The Spectator|Spectator]]'' and sell them off.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=2023-06-06 |title=Telegraph parent company faces being put into administration |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/06/telegraph-parent-company-faces-being-put-into-administration |access-date=2023-06-07 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607105419/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/06/telegraph-parent-company-faces-being-put-into-administration |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kleinman |first=Mark |date=7 June 2023 |title=Lloyds to launch £600m Telegraph auction after seizing control |url=https://news.sky.com/story/lloyds-to-launch-600m-telegraph-auction-after-seizing-control-12897863 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607105131/https://news.sky.com/story/lloyds-to-launch-600m-telegraph-auction-after-seizing-control-12897863 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=the+daily+telegraph+lloyds+bank|title=the daily telegraph lloyds bank - Google Search|website=www.google.com}}</ref> Representatives of the Barclay family have described the reports as "irresponsible".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ponsford |first=Dominic |date=2023-06-07 |title=Barclay family says reports Telegraph will enter administration are 'unfounded' |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/telegraph-administration-barclays/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Press Gazette |language=en-US |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607111027/https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/telegraph-administration-barclays/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By October 20, a sale of the publications had been initiated after bankers seized control. Lloyds appointed receivers and started shopping the brands to bidders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seal |first=Thomas |date=2023-10-20 |title=Telegraph and Spectator Boards Kick Off Sale Process |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-20/telegraph-and-spectator-auction-starts-to-recoup-lloyds-debt |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=Bloomberg |language=en-US |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020082109/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-20/telegraph-and-spectator-auction-starts-to-recoup-lloyds-debt |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2023, Conservative lawmakers raised the national security concerns, and pushed the government to investigate into the [[United Arab Emirates]] government's support to the Barclay family to reclaim ''The Telegraph''. The Barclay family was ready to repay the loan of £1 billion to Lloyds Bank, after it was helped through the loan from RedBird IMI, a joint venture between RedBird-Capital partner and the UAE-based International Media Investment, to regain ''The Telegraph''. The UK lawmakers said the UAE royal family's hold on ''The Telegraph'' may be "a risk to our national security".<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wickham |first1=Alex | date=2023-11-19 |title=MPs Raise National Security Concerns Over UAE-Backed Telegraph Offer |language=en |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-19/uk-lawmakers-raise-national-security-concerns-over-uae-backed-telegraph-offer?leadSource=uverify%20wall |access-date=2023-11-26}}</ref> The possibility that an association backed by Abu Dhabi could own an important British newspaper group worried representatives of all parties, together with [[human rights]] campaigners, since the UAE does not respect [[freedom of speech]], also detains activists, academics and lawyers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thorpe |first1=Vanessa |last2=Savage |first2=Michael |title=Tory concern grows over potential sale of Telegraph titles to Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/26/tory-concern-grows-over-potential-sale-of-telegraph-titles-to-abu-dhabi |website=[[The Observer]] |access-date=11 December 2023 |date=26 November 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211003557/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/26/tory-concern-grows-over-potential-sale-of-telegraph-titles-to-abu-dhabi |url-status=live }}</ref> The culture secretary [[Lucy Frazer]] issued a public interest intervention notice on 30 November<ref>{{cite web |title=Intervention Notice Given Pursuant To Section 42 Of The Enterprise Act 2002 Anticipated Acquisition Of The Telegraph Media Group Limited By RedBird IMI |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6568a8e82ee693000d60cb8f/Public_Interest_Intervention_Notice.pdf |website=[[Gov.uk]] |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=1 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201100822/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6568a8e82ee693000d60cb8f/Public_Interest_Intervention_Notice.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> preventing the group from taking over without further scrutiny from the media regulator [[Ofcom]] over potential breaches of media standards.<ref>{{cite news |title=UK Government Halts Jeff Zucker Telegraph Deal To Perform Investigation |url=https://www.mediaite.com/uk/government-halts-jeff-zucker-telegraph-deal-to-perform-investigation/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |work=[[Mediaite]] |date=1 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203065117/https://www.mediaite.com/uk/government-halts-jeff-zucker-telegraph-deal-to-perform-investigation/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UK bars Abu Dhabi-backed group from acquiring Telegraph, pending review |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/uk-bars-abu-dhabi-backed-group-acquiring-telegraph-pending-review-2023-12-01/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |work=Reuters |date=1 December 2023 |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202092210/https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/uk-bars-abu-dhabi-backed-group-acquiring-telegraph-pending-review-2023-12-01/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Conservative MPs also called on Oliver Dowden, Deputy PM of the UK to use the National Security and Investment Act to investigate the Emirati takeover.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cahill |first=Helen |date=2023-12-19 |title=MPs step up pressure on Dowden to intervene in UAE Telegraph bid |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mps-step-up-pressure-on-dowden-to-intervene-in-uae-telegraph-bid-lnxlbgr8l |access-date=2023-12-31 |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231113900/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mps-step-up-pressure-on-dowden-to-intervene-in-uae-telegraph-bid-lnxlbgr8l |url-status=live }}</ref> Chairman [[Andrew Neil]] threatened to quit if the sale was approved, saying "You cannot have a major mainstream newspaper group owned by an undemocratic government or dictatorship where no one has a vote."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/telegraph-bid-should-be-blocked-says-andrew-neil-5t7lt3zcd | title=Telegraph bid should be blocked, says Andrew Neil | last1=Cahill | first1=Helen | access-date=29 January 2024 | archive-date=29 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129151731/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/telegraph-bid-should-be-blocked-says-andrew-neil-5t7lt3zcd | url-status=live }}</ref> Fraser Nelson, editor of ''The Spectator'' which would be included in the sale, also opposed the move, saying, "the very reason why a foreign government would want to buy a sensitive asset is the very reason why a national government should be wary of selling them."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Fraser |title=Fraser Nelson: governments should never own our press |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/fraser-nelson-governments-should-never-own-our-press/ |website=The Spectator |date=26 January 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |location=13:38-13:47 |archive-date=31 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131084116/https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/fraser-nelson-governments-should-never-own-our-press/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Lords voted a new law, under which restrictions were imposed on foreign governments regarding the ownership of British newspapers and magazines. Under the law, foreign powers, including the UAE, will be allowed up to a 0.1 per cent stake in ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The Spectator'' and other publications.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lords approve law that would block UAE Telegraph takeover |date=26 March 2024 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/03/26/lords-approve-law-block-uae-telegraph-takeover/ |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The UAE bid for The Spectator is over |date=26 March 2024 |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/uae-bid-spectator-unsuccessful-parliament/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327120534/https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/uae-bid-spectator-unsuccessful-parliament/ |archive-date=27 March 2024 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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