Rejected petition Change the UK passport from the EU approved one to the famous blue 1988 passport

In 1988 when joining the EU the UK changed its passport from blue style to the EU approved burgundy style.
Passports are part of a nations identity.THE UK GOVERNMENT SHOULD CHANGE OUR PASSPORTS BACK TO THE 1988 style of the famous navy blue to resemble the UK taking back its national sovereignty

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Whether it's the colour or style of a passport it resembles a nations identity .

For more than 70 years the blue passports became a travelling companion for Britons - coming to their aid when some found themselves in unenviable situations.British double agent Robert Bruce Lockhart recounted being caught in the middle of fighting when a soldier waved his British passport in the hope of being spared in the shooting. SOURCE:BBC

The navy blue passport is part of our British identity!

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Date submitted 2 August 2016
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