国际英语资讯:Post-Brexit blue passports to be issued from March: UK government
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 23-- <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>.</p><p><span word="Championed">Championed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brexiteers">Brexiteers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>-<span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="burgundy">burgundy</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1988.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-2020, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="controversially">controversially</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Thales">Thales</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="personalised">personalised</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holder">holder</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="design">design</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floral">floral</span> <span word="emblems">emblems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="embossed">embossed</span>.</p><p><span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1921, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> (<span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Community">Community</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burgundy">burgundy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harmonise">harmonise</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forge">forge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span>.</p>
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