Jul
03
U.K. Lawmaker Says Secret Hedge Fund Brexit Polling a ‘Scandal’
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George Foulkes calls for inquiry into use of private poll data
- Foulkes one of many lawmakers seeking a probe into polling
U.K. lawmaker George Foulkes said hedge funds use of private polling data to bet on the outcome of the 2016 British referendum was a “scandal,” and called for an investigation into practices revealed in a Bloomberg report.
If “any section of the public is given information which is not publicly available it is a criminal offence,” said Foulkes during a debate in parliament on Tuesday. “Action needs to be taken.”…
U.K. Lawmaker Says Secret Hedge Fund Brexit Polling a ‘Scandal’
