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BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible | Nils Pratley
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTC. The headline in use is “BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible | Nils Pratley”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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For all the howls of a ‘stitch-up’, it’s hard to see what ministers were supposed to do, as the alternatives risked worse outcomes BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs “All the characteristics of a stitch-up masked as a rescue deal in the public…
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BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible | Nils Pratley
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