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“It is not about becoming French. If I understand correctly, I already am. My mother was born in France, her mother was French, and her grandfather was French. For me it is a question of recovering what I already am and for that I am happy, “Stanley Johnson told French radio RTL.
The writer and former Conservative MP said in a French statement that he “will always be” European.
“We cannot say in English: you are not European. Europe will always be more than the common market and the European Union ”, defended Stanley Johnson hours before the formal exit of the United Kingdom from the European bloc, but considered that“ having a connection with the European Union is important ”.
The prime minister, the eurosceptic Boris Johnson, who made Brexit the center of his policies, has disagreements with his own family over the separation from Brussels.
His father voted against Brexits and his brothers, the journalist Rachel Johnson and the politician Jo Johnson, expressed the wish that the United Kingdom remain part of the European Union.
The United Kingdom breaks its ties with the European Union today at 23:00 (24:00 Brussels time), almost a year after officially leaving the 27-nation bloc following a popular referendum in 2016, ceasing to have access to the single market and be subject to the Court of Justice of the European Communities.
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