UK government says it will back legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers
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from www.independent.co.uk1 month ago
Freedom of the press is fundamental to a functioning democracy,' said Parkinson. What freedom of the press means is freedom from government.
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The legislation stems from concern about the proposed takeover of the right-leaning publications by RedBird IMI, backed by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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