Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have a special relationship: They were both radicalised by privilege

It’s hard to imagine what repeatedly failing upwards can do to the temperament of someone already born into privilege, where actions are entirely detached from consequence, says Richard Hall

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, August 2019 (AFP)

Britain and the US have a habit of politically aligning every now and then. Maybe it’s the special relationship, the blind leading the blind, or something in our shared history.

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were described as “political soulmates”. Together they oversaw a dramatic realignment of their respective economies, the effects of which are still felt to this day.

Tony Blair and George W Bush forged a close friendship over many windy walks at Camp David, which bonded both countries together in the rush to war in Iraq.