Farage says blue passports are FIRST SIGN Brits are getting their country BACK
NIGEL FARAGE expressed his delight over £500 million plans for a post-Brexit redesign of British passports saying all that matters is ridding them of the words ‘European Union’.
Farage: Blue passports are first sign of getting country back
The former Ukip leader was ecstatic as he said the move - which could see the return of blue passports - was a symbol of the country’s “individuality” as a “proud, positive nation”.
The iconic dark blue passports are set to make a comeback after the Home Office put a contract out to tender for the “design, production and personalisation of the UK passport” post-2019.
Speaking on his LBC show, Nigel Farage declared he was “happy” with the decision.
“My final thought on this is of course, hurray,” the MEP said. “I was laughed at for holding up my passport, for saying I want to get back a British passport and it’s now going to happen.
Nigel Farage said a re-design of the British passport was a
It’s getting the words ‘European Union’ off that really matters
“I’m happy, like most of you I don’t really care what colour it is, although being over a certain age blue is great, it’s getting the words ‘European Union’ off that really matters.
“We voted to get back our country, we voted to get back our passports, we voted to get back our individuality as to who we are as a proud, positive nation and this weekend we took a step in the right direction.”
High-level discussions have already taken place on the redesign with potential bidders to reintroduce the traditional navy design as a backdrop to the iconic gold lion and unicorn royal coat of arms.
Since the Brexit referendum result in June last year, patriotic MPs have been calling for the rebirth of the dark blue passport as a symbol of the UK regaining sovereignty from the EU.
They want to see the burgundy passports, which have previously been described as a source of national humiliation, ditched after Britain adopted the uniform design by the European Union back in 1988.
The Home Office has invited businesses to apply for the £490million redesign project.