Re: Some Days Left to BREXIT
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:39 amBoris Johnson's dad stays in EU
On the day the United Kingdom is breaking up with the European Union, the British prime minister’s father said he was in the process of applying for a French passport.
Stanley Johnson, Boris Johnson’s father, is a former member of the European Parliament who voted to remain in the bloc in Britain’s 2016 EU referendum.
He told RTL radio he wanted to become a French citizen because of strong family links to France.
If his application is accepted, he will become a dual national and acquire a passport of an EU member country, which would give him some advantages in terms of travel.
“If I understand it correctly, I am French. My mother was born in France, her mother was totally French as was her grandfather. So for me, it is about reclaiming what I already have. And that makes me very happy,” said the 80-year-old Johnson, who was speaking in French.
“I will always be a European, that’s for sure. One cannot tell the British people: you are not Europeans. Having a tie with the European Union is important,” he added.