Britain's foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, told a closed-door gathering of conservatives that he had become "increasingly admiring of Donald Trump" and that he had "become more and more convinced that there is a method in his madness," according to a recording of the discussion which lasted over an hour obtained by BuzzFeed.

“Imagine Trump doing Brexit,” Johnson said to the group of 20 Torries. “There’d be all sorts of breakdowns, all sorts of chaos. Everyone would think he’d gone mad. But actually you might get somewhere . It’s a very, very good thought.”

Johnson's comments at the Institute of Directors to the right-wing group, Conservative Way Forward, comes as pressure mounts on UK Prime Minister Theresa May from within Parliament over Brexit.

The UK is set to leave the European Union in march, however internal strife within the government has left Britain's post-Brexit relationships with the rest of Europe in limbo.

Johnson remarked that May would soon become "much more combative with Brussels," per BuzzFeed.

Speaking about Brexit, Johnson told the Tory activists the talks are approaching a “moment of truth”. “I’m not going to hide it from you,” Johnson told the activists. “There is an argument going on.” Brexit will happen, “and I think it will be irreversible”, Johnson said. But he added: “The risk is that it will not be the one we want.” -BuzzFeed