hello, i m with your top business stories. should one of britain s most influential newspapers be owned by the abu dhabi royal family? that s a question the uk government has been grappling with since the 169 year old daily telegraph agreed to a major investment from a uae backed firm late last year. redbird imi is backed by shekih mansour bin zayed al nahyan who also owns manchester city football club. the deal has been put on hold until later this month while uk media regulators examine it. but the man leading the bid, the former boss of cnn jeff zucker, has dismissed concerns about editorial interference by the gulf government at the telegraph and its sister magazine the spectator. speaking exclusively to our business editor simonjack, he said the deal will provide much needed investment in uk journalism. we think it is a two terrific brands that have been under invested in for a long time and is a great opportunity to export these brands, to invest in these brands, br
journalism and today, journalism needs investment. figs journalism needs investment. as a journalism needs democracy, its lasting abu dhabi provides is it not? imi controls other media things. for example, the princes of the riz lateef are, member of the day and family fled in 2019, it was a big story a national didn t cover it at all, he s usually signage same agendas will be free to roam wherever they want given the ownership? i roam wherever they want given the ownership? roam wherever they want given the ownership? i can guarantee that journalists the ownership? i can guarantee that journalists will the ownership? i can guarantee that journalists will be - the ownership? i can guarantee that journalists will be free - thatjournalists will be free to roam wherever they want. there will be no involvement from imi, that underpin in our guarantees to the uk government through 0fcom, its complete independence. we have now committed to an editorial trust board and that editorial bo