National World said it “will consider participating in a sale process” if owners Lloyds decide to sell Telegraph Media Group. The bank is widely expected to sell the titles in order to recoup its money, with several potential buyers being linked to the deal already. Separately on Thursday, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said it would ballot its 300 members at National World on a potential strike. The union said it would recommend they vote to strike after National World offered a 4.5% pay rise. “The NUJ has repeatedly raised concerns over redundancies at the publisher after more than 50 journalists had their roles placed at risk.

Source: The Times August 10, 2023 10:17 UTC