If Johnson lauds Field as “my kind of guy”, then the already long list of similarities between Britain’s near-certain next prime minister and Donald Trump will get longer still. Both men are skilled at making their appearances seem daringly, and therefore compellingly, unscripted – “seem” being the operative word in Johnson’s case. 'Mini-Trump across the Channel': EU media on Boris Johnson as British PM Read moreFirst, the Trump precedent suggests the notion of a new, tamed Johnson will prove to be baloney. Second, the Trump and Johnson cases present a similar challenge: how do you oppose a figure to whom the usual rules of political combat don’t apply? It’s often said that the only person who can destroy Boris Johnson in the coming weeks is … Boris Johnson.

Source: The Guardian June 21, 2019 16:35 UTC