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The father of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, requests a French passport to maintain ties with the European Union after Brexit.
Stanley Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament who voted to keep the referendum, told RTL radio that he wanted to become a French citizen due to strong family ties to France.
“If I understand it correctly, I am French. My mother was born in France, her mother was completely French, as was her grandfather. So, for me, it’s about rebuilding mine. And that makes me very happy,” he said. Johnson, 80-year-old French.
“I will always be a European, that’s for sure. You cannot tell the British people: they are not Europeans. It is important to have links with the European Union,” he added.
His son Boris was one of the faces of the exit campaign in 2016 and says Britain can “prosper” as a fully sovereign state.
The prime minister sounded more resigned on Wednesday when parliament approved a new trade deal with the EU, saying: “This is not the end of Britain as a European country. We are in many ways your typical European civilization … and we will remain so. . “
