Britain’s new post-Brexit passports are actually being made in a factory in Poland, it has emerged.However, the contract for the newly-issued documents was awarded to a French company and they are reportedly being manufactured in the Polish town of Tczew.have posed with the new design, which will be rolled out next month.
‘By returning to the iconic blue and gold design, the British passport will once again be entwined with our national identity and I cannot wait to travel on one.’reported that the £260 million contract for making the blue passports was secured by Gemalot, a subsidiary of the French group Thales.
and therefore no corporation tax will be paid into UK coffers, unlike of they'd been made in the UK.... BwokenBwitain
annikasmethurst I wonder what EU tariffs applied [...]
Of course they are. Scratch another one up to the dumb Brexiteers
Ahhh polish came, took your jobs, then they left in droves and still taking your jobs😂😂😂😂😂😂
Who cares as long as it doesn't mention the EU.
Because the contract was agreed before we left the EU and under EU rules. EU rules meant you had to accept the lowest bid. End of. But then you would know this.
Who cares, it's what's written on the front that matters
annikasmethurst How do travel to Poland to pick up your passport if you dont have a passport to travel to Poland .
annikasmethurst Lol
So?
& the problem is?
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