She said that abandoning the EU-style burgundy design introduced in 1988 was an expression of “independence and sovereignty” that reflected “citizenship of a proud, great nation”. The Home Office minister Brandon Lewis told the Sun that “one of the most iconic things about being British is having a British passport”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The old blue British passport and the burgundy European Union design introduced in 1988. “We will also still have to go through the slow lane even if we have non-expired [burgundy] passports. “What is being lost with the burgundy passport are the freedoms to move in the EU27 and other related freedoms,” he said.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2017 18:59 UTC