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Former Business Secretary Urges PM To Help UK Firms Block Takeovers

Sir Vince Cable has become the latest grandee to call for the government to tighten the rules governing foreign takeovers of British businesses as pressure mounts for change in the wake of Kraft Heinz's aborted bid for Unilever. Writing in The Times, the former business secretary says Brexit means Westminster should strengthen the law to give politicians a freer hand in blocking deals.

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