George Soros backs anti-Brexit campaign with £400,000 donation

American billionaire is ‘valued’ supporter of Best for Britain group

George Soros
George Soros is one of the world’s most successful investors
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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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