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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 December 2025
Debate
Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No. 2) Regulations 2025Contribution
Facts about any merger involving debt instruments will be specific to a given case, so I cannot outline here all possible scenarios and approaches. However, I would remind noble Lords of the regime’s low bar for intervention. The Secretary of State must intervene if she has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a foreign power may hold the ability to influence or control the policy of a UK newspaper enterprise as a result of a merger involving that enterprise, regardless of intention.
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