The former Foreign Secretary is the favourite to be the next Tory leader, after the resignation of Theresa May earlier this month. After securing 114 MPs’ votes in the first ballot, he is expected to make it through the subsequent rounds to the final two, which will be decided by Tory Party members. He will be appearing on the BBC debate tonight, alongside his 5 competitors.
Mr Johnson has experienced the workings of the EU first hand, working as a Telegraph Brussels correspondent between 1989 and 1994.
These years saw the drawing up and signing of the Maastricht Treaty, a landmark step in European integration.
One of the key figures behind the treaty was former European Commission President Jacques Delors.
Known to be pro-integration, Mr Delors oversaw the founding of the modern day European Union.
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Former European Commission President Jacques Delors (Image: GETTY)
Delors hoped his new glorious entity would fill the vacuum left by the collapse of the Soviet Union
Boris Johnson
According to Mr Johnson, a key consideration in this plan was the break-down of the Soviet Union.
After the Berlin Wall fell in November 1991 and the
