British leader slams Boris Johnson for following Trump’s ‘authoritarian playbook’

By Rob Crilly

Published November 25, 2019 7:52pm ET

British leader slams Boris Johnson for following Trump’s ‘authoritarian playbook’ — A leading opposition figure in the United Kingdom has warned that an election win for Prime Minister Boris Johnson would signal a victory for populist nationalists globally, Chuka Umunna, 41, who speaks for the Liberal Democrats on foreign affairs, criticized Johnson, 55, for aping President Trump’s “authoritarian playbook.” Johnson’s opponents have stepped up their attacks […]

A leading opposition figure in the United Kingdom has warned that an election win for Prime Minister Boris Johnson would signal a victory for populist nationalists globally,

Chuka Umunna, 41, who speaks for the Liberal Democrats on foreign affairs, criticized Johnson, 55, for aping President Trump’s “authoritarian playbook.”