Boris Johnson: The EU wants a superstate, just as Hitler did

Report of an interview given by prominent Brexiteer, Boris Johnson, MP to The Telegraph and published in The Sunday Telegraph on the 15 May 2016.

The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, later reacted to Mr Johnson's statements.

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ESO: Background information: As your friend, let me say that the EU makes Britain even greater http://www.europeansources.info/record/as-your-friend-let-me-say-that-the-eu-makes-britain-even-greater/

Politico, 15.05.16: Boris Johnson compares EU to Nazi superstate http://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-compares-eu-to-nazi-superstate-brexit-ukip/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Thatcher’s revenge? The Tories finally get to go to war over Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/thatchers-revenge-the-tories-finally-get-to-go-to-war-over-europe/

The Telegraph, 14.05.16: Boris Johnson interview: We can be the 'heroes of Europe' by voting to Leave http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/14/boris-johnson-interview-we-can-be-the-heroes-of-europe-by-voting/

BBC News, 15.05.16: EU Referendum: Boris Johnson compares EU's aims to Hitler's http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36295208

The Guardian, 15.05.16: Boris Johnson criticised for 'desperate' link between EU and Hitler http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/15/boris-johnson-likens-eu-to-nazi-superstate

In Facts, 15.05.16: [Comment]: Dear Boris, Hitler and EU couldn’t be more different http://infacts.org/boris-johnson-hitler-superstate/

EurActiv, 17.05.16: Dust settles after Boris Johnson’s comparison of EU to Hitler http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/dust-settles-after-boris-johnsons-comparison-of-eu-to-hitler/

The Guardian, 17.05.16: Tusk slams Boris Johnson's Hitler remarks as 'political amnesia' http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/17/donald-tusk-slams-boris-johnsons-hitler-remarks-as-political-amnesia

Deutsche Welle, 17.05.16: EU's Tusk slams Boris Johnson over 'absurd' Hitler comparison http://dw.com/p/1Ip4I

EurActiv, 17.05.16: Tusk blasts ‘absurd’ Boris Johnson after Brexiteer’s Hitler comments http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/tusk-blasts-absurd-boris-johnson-after-brexiteers-hitler-comments/

EUObserver, 17.05.16: Tusk warns of 'dangerous blackout' in Brexit debate https://euobserver.com/political/133445

Politico, 17.05.16: Donald Tusk to Boris Johnson: Comparing EU with Nazi Germany is ‘political amnesia’ http://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tusk-to-boris-johnson-comparing-eu-with-nazi-germany-is-political-amnesia/

The Conversation, 19.05.16: It’s irresponsible to compare the EU to the failed demagoguery of Hitler and Napoleon https://theconversation.com/its-irresponsible-to-compare-the-eu-to-the-failed-demagoguery-of-hitler-and-napoleon-59617

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