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The newfound influence of the UK’s competition watchdog

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The Financial Times

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The Competition and Markets Authority has enhanced clout post-Brexit. Critics are questioning its decision-making

19 September, 2023 by Kate Beioley in London and Javier Espinoza in Brussels

When Sarah Cardell announced in August that a takeover she had blocked just four months earlier would be investigated afresh, she was at pains to stress that it “was not a green light” for the controversial deal.

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