Boris Johnson’s Trump act struggles on the UK stage | Simon Jenkins

Appealing to voters over the head of his party on issues such as the NHS is a risky strategy that may cost him in the long run

As Theresa May gazes across the Alps at Donald Trump, she might do a double take, having just left behind her very own Trump for slow learners, Boris Johnson. On Tuesday she endured another display of Boris the Authentic. He played the NHS as part of playing Brexit, screwing the system and jumping off the cliff.

Don’t say this sort of thing doesn’t work. Donald is in t...