It makes a future foreign takeover less likely, though by no means rules it out.
Times, Sunday Times
Similar, but rather less acute, considerations apply to any other foreign takeover.
Times, Sunday Times
But it will still have been a momentous decision to give the green light to a foreign takeover approach.
Times, Sunday Times
Another rumour of a foreign takeover.
The Sun
There can never be a foreign takeover.
The Sun