Ex-KGB spy in bid to buy Evening Standard

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7829954.stm

A Russian ex-KGB agent could soon be in control of London daily newspaper the Evening Standard.

Billionaire businessman Alexander Lebedev is believed to have made an offer for a 76% share of the paper.

He has previously revealed that he used the paper to find out information when he was a young spy based in London.

Owner Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is believed to be considering the offer, although the company has made no official comment.

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1. "he used the paper to find out information when he was a young spy based in London"

Cold war era Soviet espionage based on tips from the Daily fascist's sister paper! No wonder the old USSR fell.

What a tosser.

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2. Well it couldn't be much worse - filthy Tory rag

It's largely down to them that dear old Ken's kicking his heals while Boris the Bastard lords it large in Kens old office.