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The deal would entail a joint venture between the US firm RedBird Capital Partners and Abu Dhabi's International Media Investments (IMI) providing loans to the family, allowing them to pay off their debts to Lloyds Banking Group and take back the publications within weeks.
However, sources close to the situation said the auction of the titles - which began in June after the Barclays lost control of the group over £1.16bn of unpaid debts owed to Lloyds- was continuing.
It emerged last week that the family intended to fully repay their debts with funding from Abu Dhabi.
However, Conservative MPs voiced concerns at the weekend over the danger of foreign influence, asking the government to use national security laws to investigate potential risks around the bid.
RedBird IMI said yesterday it had "reached an agreement to provide a package of loans to the Barclay family allowing them to pay off their debt to Lloyds Bank in full and bring the Telegraph and Spectator out of receivership".
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