Labour MP buys `New Statesman'

LONDON A millionaire British Labour MP, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, yesterday announced that he had agreed to buy the weekly left wing…

LONDON A millionaire British Labour MP, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, yesterday announced that he had agreed to buy the weekly left wing New Statesman magazine.

In a statement, the MP for Coventry North West said he had formally signed papers to acquire the magazine on Monday night. Mr Robinson said he would be announcing the name of a new editor shortly.

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