New York Sun owner’s hardline stance about Middle East prompts fears over editorial independence

Concern is mounting across the Telegraph newsroom over the threat to editorial impartiality and influence, as New York Sun owner, Dovid Efune, is poised to enter exclusive talks to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph.

British-born Efune regularly posts hard line views about the situation in the Middle East, sparking alarm among staff as it looks increasingly likely that he will become their new proprietor having tabled a £550m bid.