Brexit opponents cry ‘impeachment’ as Boris Johnson follows Trump playbook

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British members of Parliament are threatening to impeach Boris Johnson after reports their prime minister would sidestep the legislature with an eleventh-hour Supreme Court showdown to drive through Brexit.

The latest dramatic twists in the long-running saga prompted fresh speculation that the tousle-haired populist, who is frequently compared with Donald Trump, is following the American president’s playbook, right down to goading his opponents into trying to throw him out of office.

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