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Who will buy The Telegraph?

As reports link Qatari and Abu Dhabi investors to the title, the appeal of British media assets to foreign investors.

Who鈥檚 going to buy The Daily Telegraph and the Spectator? The titles have been up for sale since June, after Lloyds seized control from the Barclay family. Also in the programme, a government taskforce to tackle Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), and George Osborne launches a podcast with Ed Balls, his former political adversary.

Guests: George Osborne, co-host, Political Currency, Paul Staines, founder, Guido Fawkes, Jane Martinson, author of a forthcoming book about the Barclay family called You May Never See Us Again, Fiona O鈥橞rien, London bureau director, Reporters Without Borders, and Dr Susan Karamanian, dean of the College of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Sound engineer: Emma Harth

Produced by: Simon Richardson

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Wed 13 Sep 2023 21:30

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