It's shadowy. They're definitely some kind of mouthpiece.
The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited.[5] The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of The Guardian free from commercial or political interference".
Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders.
Aren’t they owned by the government
It's shadowy. They're definitely some kind of mouthpiece.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian