Starmer’s press tormentors are merciless. He either needs to fight back or bypass them

Now the rightwing press are accusing the PM of cowardice over Iran. He must stop letting them craft his narrative and create his own, says academic and Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Will the Telegraph’s new owner curb its wilder excesses – or make them worse?

Mathias Döpfner beat the Mail to seize a British institution. But whether he will be a sobering or malign influence is not yet clear, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Axel Springer to buy Telegraph for £575m, elbowing aside Daily Mail owner

German owner of Bild and Die Welt is understood to have agreed all-cash deal for one of UK’s oldest newspapers

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Telegraph censured for story of fictional family’s struggle to pay school fees

Watchdog upholds complaint it breached code with article about impact of VAT on banker who did not exist

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Telegraph suitor considers legal action against UK government over rival bid

Exclusive: Figures led by New York Sun owner may seek judicial review after restrictions lifted on DMGT offer

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Lisa Nandy refers Telegraph sale to watchdogs over rightwing media plurality concerns

CMA and Ofcom to examine DMGT takeover amid fears merger could curb ‘diverging editorial stances’ in press

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Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to media regulator

Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom whether the £500m deal harms media plurality

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The sale of the Telegraph is not trivial matter. A mainstream media in the grip of the right is a threat to us all | Jane Martinson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/17/sale-telegraph-mainstream-media-tory-bible-lisa-nandy #Newspapers&magazines #TelegraphMediaGroup #Nationalnewspapers #Privateequity #Pressfreedom #Newspapers #UKnews
The sale of the Telegraph is no trivial matter. A mainstream media further exploited by the right threatens us all

It’s more than just the Tory house bible. On multiple ethical and political grounds, Lisa Nandy must think hard before nodding any deal through, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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Sarah Pobereskin thanks The Telegraph for apology to Zia Chishti

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Telegraph auction: New York Sun owner a frontrunner as deadline looms

Suitors such as Dovid Efune and new Spectator owner Paul Marshall have until end of Friday to submit offers

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