Hedge Funds Flock to Support Johnson, Fueled by Fears of Corbyn

  • Financiers gathered in mid-June for secret fundraiser
  • Prospect of Labour government has helped rally City supporters
Jeremy Corbyn, center, ahead of delivering a speech on Brexit, in Harlow, U.K., on Nov. 5.Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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As Boris Johnson heads into a general election battle, he does so in the knowledge he can count on the support of at least one loyal constituency: hedge funds.