Daily telegraph newspaper The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post has said it is the “best qualified” buyer for the Telegraph. It said: “The conclusion of [The Telegraph’s] ownership change is still in doubt but the opportunity was in line with both the founding principles of National World – that it would be a consolidator in the sector” The company, which has a stock market valuation of only £36m, last year became the first suitor to publicly declare an interest in buying The Telegraph after Lloyds Banking Group