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Lords say culture department has mishandled process and suggest Cabinet Office or CMA oversee new auctionThe government has been urged to take control of the sale of the Telegraph through an auction run by a body such as the UK competition regulator or the Cabinet Office.Peers called on the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, to wrest the sale process from RedBird IMI, which is majority funded by the United Arab Emirates, in questions put to Labour minister Fiona Twycross in the House of Lords on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/19/peers-independent-body-control-telegraph-sale Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2025-11-19 18:10:00

European Commission seeks to ease rules on cross-border movements to create ‘military Schengen’ zoneEurope live – latest updatesThe EU executive has pledged to ease red tape to speed up the movement of European armies and tanks across the continent, describing it as “a critical insurance policy for European security”.A military mobility plan announced by the European Commission on Wednesday is part of an effort to ensure Europe is ready to defend itself by 2030, in line with warnings from security services that Russia could be able to attack an EU member state within five years. Continue reading... Source link :

Tory leader says Reeves will be breaking Labour’s manifesto if she freezes income tax thresholdsHealey is now taking questions.Q: How close are are we to war?It is Labour that is the party of defence. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/19/pmqs-uk-politics-latest-news-john-healey-rachel-reeves-keir-starmer-labour Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-11-19 13:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former BBC journalist calls for changes to win back public trust, as executives prepare to be questioned by MPsThe former BBC journalist Mishal Husain has said the current crisis at the corporation feels “existential”, as executives prepare to be questioned about it in the House of Commons early next week.Speaking on her podcast The Mishal Husain Show, the Bloomberg editor-at-large also said the director general role was “too vast” for one person. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/19/mishal-husain-bbc-board-appointments-existential-crisis Author : Robyn Vinter Publish date : 2025-11-19 10:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.