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Newspaper Press: Subversion

Commons · Question 89400 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to help prevent British newspapers from being subject to foreign influence.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 17 Nov 2025

This Government is committed to a pluralistic media landscape, and it is vital that the UK has in place strong measures to protect this. The Foreign State Influence (FSI) media merger regime is a key part of this; it prevents foreign states from being abl...