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<p>Under the Enterprise Act 2002, Ministers can only intervene in mergers that raise
public interest concerns on the grounds of national security, financial stability
and media plurality.</p><p> </p><p>Public interest interventions are quasi-judicial
in nature. It is important that Ministers act, and are seen to be acting impartially,
on the basis of an open mind and on the evidence available.</p><p> </p><p>It is therefore
not appropriate for me to comment.</p><p> </p><p>I continue to monitor this situation
closely.</p>
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