The Telegraph is facing an attempted takeover by RedBird IMI, a fund 75 per cent financed by the UAE. Government ministers have the power to block the deal.
The results of an investigation by Ofcom, the media regulator, and the Competition and Markets Authority is due to be handed to the Culture Department next month.
Questions have been raised about the appropriateness of Mr Aiken, who has spent decades in political communications, taking a paid position with the UAE given the country’s lack of democracy and differing values to the UK.
The appointment…
