UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been a staunch ally of Donald Trump, often thought of as something of a “mini-me”. He’s not as toxic or as unpopular, but he has the same sort of authoritarian and populist approach.
Big news today, from the Times, which is THE most respected, establishment newspaper in the UK, but as that is behind a paywall this link is to the Australian.
Panicking No 10* dumps Trump to woo Biden
British ministers have been told to forge links with the White House frontrunner Joe Biden after “writing off” Donald Trump’s chances of re-election, amid fears that the UK could be left out in the cold if the former vice-president wins.
Boris Johnson has been warned that Trump is on course for a landslide defeat with his Democratic opponents set to land a historic “triple whammy” by seizing control of the presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
It’s always good to see fans of Trump reach the same conclusion many of us have.
Of course, Boris is still hedging his bets.
The UK prime minister spoke to the president last week, wishing him well for the election, despite an official decision not to take sides. But one senior Tory said: “They’re writing off Trump in No 10 now.”
Biden winning could now have a positive result for the UK, too. Last month, the Government published its plans for Brexit, which include inviting Parliament expressly to renege on part of the withdrawal agreement signed with the EU in relation to the status of Northern Ireland. The article notes:
The presidential hopeful tweeted last month that he “can’t allow” any UK-US trade deal to proceed if Northern Ireland is “a casualty of Brexit”.
So a Biden victory could potentially thwart Boris’s attempt to turn the UK once more back into Perfidious Albion.
* No 10 refers to 10 Downing Street, the UK PM’s official residence.