Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to media regulator

Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom whether the £500m deal harms media plurality

The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, intends to ask the UK’s media and competition watchdogs to examine the proposed £500m takeover of the Telegraph titles by the owner of the Daily Mail.

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) agreed a deal in November to buy the titles, in a move that will create a right-leaning publishing powerhouse.