Brexit Polls Used by Hedge Funds Leave Lawmaker ‘Uncomfortable’
- Mandelson, Foulkes among politicians calling for an inquiry
- No plans for Treasury Select Committee to investigate: Morgan
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Hedge funds that used polling data to profit from the 2016 Brexit referendum leave an “uncomfortable feeling,” said Nicky Morgan, chairman of an influential committee of British lawmakers.
Other politicians, including Labour Party members George Foulkes and Peter Mandelson, have called for an investigation into the practices revealed by a Bloomberg story on Monday. However, Morgan said in an interview on Tuesday that the Treasury Select Committee has no immediate plans to hold an inquiry.