LONDON: British passports are being issued without the words ‘European Union’ on the cover, a BBC report said.
The new burgundy passports were introduced from 30 March, the day after the UK was supposed to leave the EU. However, some Britishers may still receive the old version until stocks run out.
One recipient said she was “truly appalled” at the change.
Dark blue passports resembling the pre-EU British design are due to be issued from the end of the year.
Susan Hindle Barone, who received her new passport on Friday, opined that she thought the design should not change for as long as the UK remains an EU member.
She said: “I was just surprised – we’re still members of the EU. I was surprised they’ve made the change when we haven’t left, and it’s a tangible mark of something which I believe to be completely futile.
The decision to remove the ‘European Union’ label was made in the expectation that the UK would be leaving the EU at the end of last month, as scheduled.
(Agencies)
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