Former London Mayor Boris Johnson is similar to US presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his campaign for Brexit, a senior Tory veteran has said.
Ken Clarke said on Monday that Johnson’s Brexit campaign “was remarkable” similar in its message to Trump’s presidential campaign.
Clarke, who was a Tory cabinet minister, said Johnson should “go away” because he is getting in the way of “serious issues.”
“I think Boris and Donald Trump should go away for a bit and enjoy themselves and not get in the way of the serious issues that modern countries in the 21st century face,” he said in an interview with BBC.
Clarke branded Johnson as “a much nicer version of Donald Trump but the campaign’s remarkably similar in my opinion and about as relevant to the real problems the public face.”
The former home secretary who supports the campaign to remain in the block said Johnson was…