Boris Johnson just a nicer version of Trump: Ken Clarke
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 exploiting people’s fears over immigration and that he has turned the leave campaign into a leadership bid.The former mayor of London and a Conservative MP says Prime Minister David Cameron has failed to reduce immigration in the UK.
“It’s no good turning the leave campaign into a leadership bid for Boris Johnson and anti-immigrant fears,” he said.
The remarks highlight the rising division among senior Conservative figures who are campaigning on both leave and remain sides.
Clarke further referred to Tory critics of Cameron who called the Premier “corrosive” and a “liar” as they openly planned to oust him.
“All this stuff about whether one or two backbenchers have signed a letter calling for David Cameron to resign, I think most of the public would agree is a bit of a diversion,” he said, adding that people are getting “fed up of Tory civil wars.”
On June 23, people in the UK will go to polls to vote in a referendum on whether to stay in the 28-member bloc.
Opinion polls have indicated that UK voters believe staying in the EU would be best for Britain's economy, but that support for leaving and remaining still remains at a virtual tie.
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