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We have here a piece of secondary legislation that seeks to completely disobey the clear intention of primary law that was approved by your Lordships 15 months ago. I think that is treating Parliament with contempt. It opens up British media to foreign government influence and contains no meaningful safeguards. By letting the Government defy the will of Parliament, there will likely be a domino effect, with other major media groups also receiving foreign government-directed investment. This statutory instrument is clearly designed to wave through the Daily Telegraph bid, which itself raises other major additional questions.