Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has today said she is "minded to intervene" in Sky's proposed £1.6bn acquisition of ITV's Media & Entertainment business, raising the prospect of formal investigations by Ofcom and the CMA.

In a statement to Parliament on Thursday, Nandy said she had informed Sky and ITV that she was considering intervention on several public-interest grounds, including the need to protect free expression in news media, maintain a sufficient plurality of news providers and ensure a diverse range of media ownership across the UK

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