FT News Briefing

A wave of private equity buyouts in the UK prompts concern

Former president Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube, as well as their respective chief executives, in lawsuits alleging “unlawful censorship” of Americans, the new Delta variant of coronavirus is driving up infection rates in countries across the globe, and South Africa’s president has been arrested. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, explains why private equity firms have been targeting UK companies and how the British public is reacting.  ﻿Trump sues Facebook, YouTube and Twitter over ‘censorship’<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/86c98f3b-7d25-42b9-abf6-68b4b0839c66" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/86c98f3b-7d25-42b9-abf6-68b4b0839c66</a> Delta variant drives Spain’s Covid-19 rate to highest in mainland Europe<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/06334a7b-30cc-40bf-942b-e3bcd2efb305" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/06334a7b-30cc-40bf-942b-e3bcd2efb305</a> LGIM warns against private equity buying Morrisons for ‘wrong reasons’<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9d1a6019-6571-478c-8b1f-f267bb582f0d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/9d1a6019-6571-478c-8b1f-f267bb582f0d</a> The Rachman Review podcast: South Africa’s pivotal moment<a href="https://www.ft.com/rachman-review" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/rachman-review</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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