Brexit deal unlikely to pass, says Signum’s Rosenberg
27 October 2019 |
3:13 pm
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will likely lose this Saturday's parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal, says Anna Rosenberg, head of Europe & UK for Signum Global Advisors. She spoke to Shery Ahn and Sophie Kamaruddin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
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