Telegraph bidder reported for potential breach of editorial independence rules

UK government alerted after RedBird Capital's boss allegedly threatened to go to war' with the title's newsroom

The boss of the US private equity group bidding for the Daily Telegraph has been reported to the UK government for potentially breaching rules protecting the newspaper's editorial independence, after allegedly threatening to go to war" with the title's newsroom.

The Guardian understands that the independent directors of Telegraph Media Group (TMG) have alerted the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) about supposed comments made by RedBird Capital's Gerry Cardinale to the Telegraph's editor, Chris Evans. The government department is thought to be considering if there has been a breach of the legislation.