Billionaire George Soros backs campaign to reverse Brexit

George Soros backs campaign group calling for the UK to remain part of the European Union.A key pro-EU campaign to reverse the Brexit vote has been given more than £400,000 of funding by American billionaire George Soros, the Guardian can disclose.The business magnate, who is the founder of the Open Society Foundation (OSF), made more than £1bn betting against the pound on Black Wednesday which forced the British government to pull it from the European exchange rate mechanism.