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But the move has angered those applying for new passports who were hoping to hold on to an emblem of EU membership. Susan Hindle Barone, who was one of the first to receive the new-look passports, said: “I was shocked because we haven’t left the EU yet. I assumed we would get the same old passport. Picked up my new passport today - my old one expires in the next couple of months. “Burgundy passports that no longer include the words ‘European Union’ on the front cover will be introduced from 30 March 2019,” it said. 'The UK no longer feels like home’: the British Europhiles racing for EU passports Read more “Passports that include the words ‘European Union’ will continue to be issued for a short period after this date. “You will not be issued with a passport that includes the words ‘European Union’ after the UK has left the EU. “There will be no difference for British citizens whether they are using a passport that includes the words ‘European Union’ or a passport that does not include the words ‘European Union’. Both designs will be equally valid for travel.” The Home Office said the inclusion of the words “European Union” was part of the policy of the EU but was not legally binding, and consumers who receive the new-look passports in the coming months have nothing to worry about. The decision to revive the old blue British passport became an emblem of the government’s promise to “take back control” after the 2017 election despite the loss of Theresa May’s majority.

Allegedly, a passport officer had misbehaved with a Hindu-Muslim couple. Her senior colleagues, even the ones normally vociferous on Twitter, suddenly found other very important things to tweet about. But this quickly also became a story of how the Union Cabinet was not standing up to defend the ‘honour of a woman minister’. “And now through trolls, a lady minister and one of the most senior BJP leader is being harassed,” said Surjewala. Globally, women are 27 times more likely to be harassed online, according to Seyi Akiwowo, founder and director of Glitch!UK, a non-profit that fights online abuse and harassment in Britain. They should have been defending any colleague facing the Twitter mob, not just a ‘lady minister’. She has more political experience than the prime minister himself. Break Glass Sealing It’s not easy being a woman in politics. But Swaraj, who has broken many glass ceilings in her time, does not need the old (and middle-aged) boys’ club to come to her rescue in the virtual world. She would probably much rather they got out of her way in the real world.

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has offered to produce all blue passports in his shed rather than production be based in France. Farage was ‘flabbergasted and furious’ when he discovered that blue British passports would be created in France and has come up with a solution to what he sees as a big problem. ‘We cannot allow France to weasel its way into deciding who gets into this great country. If need be, I’d happily make each blue passport by hand in my shed. While hand production in a small shed would significantly slow down the passport process, Farage doesn’t see that as a problem. ‘Quite the opposite. There are far too many people flitting in and out of Britain. ‘This is a local country for local people. We’ll have no trouble here,’ said Farage. The government are now considering Mr Farage’s proposal as it would be a boon to British employment figures.