Boris Johnson's father Stanley applying for FRENCH citizenship

‘I will always be a European’: Boris Johnson’s father Stanley is applying for FRENCH citizenship after Brexit

  • Stanley Johnson confirmed he he was in the process of applying for a passport
  • He is a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in 2016
  • He told France’s RTL radio today: ‘I will always be a European, that’s for sure’

Boris Johnson’s father is trying to get a French passport after Brexit, he revealed today on the eve of the UK’s departure from the bloc after more than four decades.

In an embarrassing development for the Prime Minister, Stanley Johnson confirmed he he was in the process of applying for citizenship in the country of his mother’s birth to maintain his ties with the European Union.

Mr Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in Britain’s 2016 referendum, told RTL radio he wanted to become a French citizen because of strong family links to France.

‘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.

Stanley Johnson confirmed he he was in the process of applying for citizenship in the country of his mother’s birth to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit

His son Boris was the public face of the Leave campaign in the 2016 referendum and says Britain can ‘prosper mightily’ as a fully sovereign nation outside what he sees as an overly bureaucratic EU.

But on Wednesday the Prime Minister sounded a more concilatory note as 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 the quintessential European civilisation… and we will continue to be that.’

The United Kingdom officially leaves the EU’s orbit on Thursday night, after an often strained 48-year liaison with the European project.

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