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Stanley Johnson, the father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has said that he is working on obtaining French citizenship, claiming that this was
his mother's nationality
, at a time when the United Kingdom was preparing to
leave the country for good. European Union
.
"It is not about becoming French.
If I understand it correctly, I am French,
" the former MEP explained to the French radio station RTL speaking in French.
"My mother was born in France, her mother was completely French and her grandfather, too," he argued.
Thus, he maintained, "for me it is a matter of
reclaiming what I already have
", so "I am happy."
In any case, the father of the British 'premier' stressed:
"I will always be European. This, for sure
.
"
"You cannot tell the British 'you are not European," he stressed in reference to the country's exit from the EU.
"Europe is much more than the common market, it is much more than the European Union", and has argued that "the important thing" is "to have a relationship with the EU."
The British prime minister was one of the great defenders of Brexit in the 2016 referendum campaign, while
his father was in favor of permanence
, although after the result of the consultation in favor of leaving the EU he changed his position.
His brother Jo Johnson, who also defended the permanence,
left his post in the
British
Executive
and his MP seat
in September 2019
, "divided between family loyalty and the national interest", while his sister Rachel, television presenter,
He also left the Conservative Party
after the referendum for the formation's support of Brexit.
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