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The British Prime Minister’s father, Boris Johnson, has said he is in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit.
Stanley Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament who voted to Remain in the 2016 British 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 totally French like her grandfather. So for me it is about recovering what I already have. And that makes me very happy,” said 80 Johnson, one year old, who spoke in French.
“I will always be European, that’s for sure. You cannot tell the British: they are not European. Having a link with the European Union is important,” he added.
His son Boris was the public face of the Leave campaign in the 2016 referendum and said Britain can “powerfully prosper” as a fully sovereign nation outside of what he sees as an overly bureaucratic EU.
But yesterday the prime minister issued a more conciliatory note when parliament approved a new trade agreement with the EU, saying: “This is not the end of Britain as a European country. We are, in many ways, the European civilization par excellence. .. and we will continue to be that. “
Johnson said the fate of the UK is now firmly in the hands of its people.
He said his government will take on duty “with a sense of purpose and with the interests of the British public at the center of everything” it does.
The UK officially leaves the EU orbit tonight, after an often strained 48-year relationship with the European project.
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