UK Post-Brexit passports made in Poland

Britain’s new post-Brexit blue passports will be given to applicants from next month, the Home Office announced yesterday.

What it did not say, however, was that they will be made by a Franco/Dutch company at a factory in Poland, under EU procurement rules.

In one of the ironies of Brexit, the 11-year, £260 million contract was won by a subsidiary of the French multinational group Thales last year, after its British competitor De La Rue lost out.

You couldn’t make this up – new blue ‘Brexit’ passports to be made in Poland

The U.K. firm that made the burgundy passports which didn’t get the contract had to shed up to 200 UK jobs

UK could have had blue passports as an EU member anyway. Croatia does https://t.co/A0ZQN5IMkT

— Michael H. (@MichaelH14) February 22, 2020

Irony goes supercharged as the new blue passport is made in Poland by French/Dutch firm and UK passport maker De La Rue left at risk and laying people off. I don’t recall the slogan ‘British jobs for Polish workers’ but here it is in action. Somehow this is a success. pic.twitter.com/ISEkymAump

— Paul Lewis (@paullewismoney) February 22, 2020

Brexiters: If a pesky ‘Remoaner’ points out that your ‘Croatian blue’ passport, made in Poland by a Franco-Dutch company, will soon bestow demonstrably fewer privileges than your old one, just shout ‘Triggered!’ & say something rude about foreign-born doctors.
That’ll teach ‘em!

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) February 22, 2020

Made in Poland, by a Dutch-French company.

A magic trick to distract you while they rob you blind.

It’s ok to lose your job and your rights because it’s blue and says “BRITISH PASSPORT”.

Like shaking hands with someone and later realising they stole your watch.#bluepassport pic.twitter.com/5AAa44lMYg

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) February 22, 2020

Heard some old boys down the pub in Bethnal Green talking about the new, blue British passports & broke the news they’re made in Poland

I’ve catastrophically ruined their day.

— Ava-Santina (@AvaSantina) February 22, 2020

“By returning to the iconic blue and gold design the British Passport will once again be entwined with our national identity”

…says the the woman @patel4witham of Ugandan and Indian heritage pictured holding the passport made by a French-Dutch company in Poland#bluepassport pic.twitter.com/3X0rGR2COz

— Deirdre Heenan (@deirdreheenan) February 22, 2020