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- British passport maker De La Rue has announced it will challenge the government’s decision to manufacture new blue British passports in France.
- Blue passports were touted by the Home Office as a symbol of Britain’s post-Brexit independence, and the decision to manufacture them abroad was met with outrage by pro-Brexit MPs and Labour.
- De La Rue said its passports would be better quality and more secure than their cheaper French counterparts.
LONDON — British passport maker De La Rue has announced it will challenge the UK government’s decision to manufacture new blue British passports in France.
The company said it will launch a legal appeal against the recent decision to award a £490 million contract to French security giant Gemalto.De La Rue is to challenge the decision on the grounds that its bid was the “highest quality and technically most secure,” although it conceded Gemalto had offered a lower price.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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