Brexit-Backing Hedge Fund Boss Odey Rejects Conflict Claims
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Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey is a Brexit supporter and he’s shorting the pound. But he dismisses allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s links with investors like him amount to a conflict of interest.
“What they’re thinking is: can we show that the people who back Boris are unpatriotic, have no interest in the U.K. and basically are only there to try and make money out of the suffering of others,” Odey said by phone on Sept. 30. “That’s what they are trying to do. The answer is it’s all crap.”