For centuries the people of Kent have called their county the Garden of England. So they might find it quite a surprise that - according to the European Union at least - they are actually part of France.
Along with next-door Sussex, Kent has been rolled in with the Calais area on a map drawn up for Brussels.
The counties now belong to the "Trans-Manche region".
Under the plans from German cartographers, the East of England has also been shoehorned into a new region, which includes Scandinavia.
The Western side of Britain has been lumped together with Ireland and the Atlantic coasts of France, Spain and Portugal.
The Tories accused the EU of plotting to undermine nation states and even "wipe Britain off the map".
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