American billionaire George Soros has donated more than £400,000 to a campaign to stop Brexit, it has emerged.
According to The Guardian, “sources” say the Hungarian-born tycoon has contributed the six-figure sum to Best for Britain since June 2017. The pro-EU group’s chairman, Lord Malloch-Brown, says Soros is a “valued” supporter.
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