The defection of another Tory MP is not only a blow to British prime minister Boris Johnson, but symptomatic of a deeper problem facing Western democracies.
Brexit has been a divisive issue all along, ushered in by right-wing populists who misled the electorate with fake news and outright lies in a conducive climate created by a populist wave that also washed a populist into the White House...
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