Rejected petition Stop British Passports being made in France post Brexit

The Government are about to rubber stamp a 10 year deal that will see post Brexit Passports being made in France, putting jobs at risk in Gateshead where they are currently made. Please sign to stop this ludicrous decision

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De la Rue currently make British Passports in Gateshead, a British company employing people from the north east. This Government has decided that after Brexits the contract should go to a Dutch/French company in France. France meanwhile don’t obey EU rules re competition stating that French Passports must be made in France for security reasons.

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There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/208170

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Date submitted 23 March 2018
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