Scoop: A consortium of well known political figures and bankers have launched a dramatic last-minute bid to acquire the liquidated assets of the Jewish Chronicle. The owners are calling it a “shameful attempt to hijack the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper”https://www.ft.com/content/76e726ba-7c26-4a32-ac1a-f64c379996c8?shareType=nongift …
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The Jewish Chronicle’s owners made a bid for the liquidated assets on Tuesday. It can be revealed another consortium made a rival bid led by former Number 10 comms chief Sir Robbie Gibb, former Labour MP John Woodcock and biographer William Shawcross;pic.twitter.com/WBAcATUNmK
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The rival consortium has fired back against the Jewish Chronicle's owners tonight: - Calls it "deeply cynical" to liquidate over Passover and Bank Holiday - Offers "millions of pounds" over five years - Keeps all staff, including Stephen Pollard as editor
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Mark Di Stefano Retweeted Stephen Pollard
Twist. Jewish Chronicle editor Stephen Pollard resigns to back the consortium bid for the publication.https://twitter.com/stephenpollard/status/1251122883994300419?s=21 …
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