Blue British passports were described as a "wonderful thing" by former PM Boris Johnson (Image: Getty)
A brutal row ensued after a Remainer complained that new blue passports, brought in post-Brexit, had been made in several different countries.
Brexiteers shot back that they had never claimed the UK would never trade with the EU, or use their services, if we left the bloc. They argued that instead, this is exactly what they said would happen.
However, other social media users claimed the passports were supposed to be a symbol of Brexit and British independence - making the fact they were made elsewhere "ironic".
Sharing an image of his new document on X, user Rhodri Lewis said: “My first non-EU passport. In a strangely beautiful illustration of Brexit’s absurdity, it was printed in Poland by a French company, and delivered to me by a German logistics firm.”
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But Aaron Bastani, co-founder of left-wing media site Novara Media, responded: “This underscores that Britain can still enjoy access to European supply chains without being in the EU.
“Which is exactly what Brexiteers said. This tweet doesn't make any sense.”
Christopher Snowden, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the IEA added: “This has naturally got thousands of retweets from people who, like its author, never understood the reasons for leaving the EU and wrongly believed it would lead to an end to UK-EU trade.”
This underscores that Britain can still enjoy access to European supply chains without being in the EU.
Which is exactly what Brexiteers said. This tweet doesn't make any sense. https://t.co/JZ4R5sqJzy
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) January 27, 2024
Another user added their weight to the pile-on, saying: "'Strangely beautiful illustration of Brexit’s absurdity'. Oh dear Rodders, let me correct that for you …
"'Perfect illustration of Brexit’s brilliance, the ability to continue to trade and conduct business throughout Europe and globally without paying the venal and corrupt EU billions to do so'".
However, others argued the passport had been often touted as symbolic of Brexit and the UK's newfound freedom, making it "ironic" that the document had been put together elsewhere.
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"He's not talking about trade," One said. "The blue passport was supposed to be this big symbol of our sovereignty, free from the 'shackles' of the EU. And it's made in Poland. You have to appreciate the irony."
When the first blue passports were issued in March 2020, then-Home Secretary Priti Patel spoke of her excitement that “the British passport will once again be entwined with our national identity.”
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously praised the colour change as a “wonderful thing” and complained about his “sense of personal loss and outrage” when the UK’s previous blue passports were “taken away” in 1988.
“What a way to symbolise renewed national spirit,” campaign group Leave.EU said on Twitter after the change was confirmed.
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