Soros donates £400,000 to Miller-founded anti-Brexit group

Miller has now left the organisation

Natalie Kenway
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Billionaire investor George Soros gave £400,000 to an anti-Brexit group, founded by Remainer Gina Miller, in the wake of last year's UK General Election, it has been revealed.

Soros donated to the Best for Britain group, which Miller set up to bring legal action against the government to gain parliament's consent before starting negotiations to leave the European Union. He is also said to have hosted a dinner for Conservative donors at his London home last week to discuss the issue, according to Financial Times sources. Soros's Open Society Foundation said it has also donated a total of £303,000 to other pro-EU groups such as the European Movement UK, Scientists for EU and think-tank Bright Blue for its work on protecting European rights. Gina Miller con...

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