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A history of the UK passport

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 29 August 2023 - Categories: Fact sheet
New passport cover

For the first time in 70 years, British passports bearing the title of ‘His Majesty’ will start being issued this week in the name of His Majesty King Charles III, the Home Secretary has announced.

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Rebuttal: Times article on colour of new passport

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 30 December 2017 - Categories: Rebuttals and clarifications

...the new passport. The article says that the Home Office “admitted” the image of the new passport last week “looks nothing like the real thing” and questions how the Home...

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Home Office in the media: 22 December 2017

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 22 December 2017 - Categories: Leading stories

Today’s Home Office coverage of interest includes stories on new blue and gold passports, and UK firearm security. New UK passports The Sun, Times, Guardian and Mail are among those...

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