UK brings back blue passports to "restore national identity"
British passports will lose their burgundy covers and go back to having dark blue ones after Brexit, the government has confirmed.
In a bid to "restore national identity", British passports issued after October 2019 will feature a blue and gold cover, like the ones the UK had before it joined the European Union in 1973.
The move was announced today by immigration minister Brandon Lewis, who said he was delighted that the country will be bringing back "the iconic blue and gold design".
"Leaving the EU gives us a unique opportunity to restore our national identity and forge a new path for ourselves in the world," he said.
He also said the new passports will integrate new security measures to better protect travellers against fraud and forgery, making the British passport "one of the most secure travel documents in the world". In the wake of Brexit, the design of the UK's passport has been much discussed ? as a symbol of the country's post-EU identity.
Just days after Article 50 was triggered, a £500 million tender was sent out by the government for firms to come up with ideas for a new passport.
Dezeen also launched its own ideas competition to come up with alternative ideas for Britain's post-Brexit passport.
Graphic designer Ian Macfarlane won Dezeen's unofficial Brexit passport design competition with this "poetic and powerful" design that blends the burgundy EU passport with the old dark blue UK one
The contest, wh...
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