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Britain's new, blue post-'Brexit' passport may be made by a European company, and some detractors are seeing red

The idea that a Franco-Dutch company would make Britain's new, blue passport for use after the U.K.'s exit from the European Union has triggered a mix of outrage, bemusement and ridicule.

Some Britons on social media suggested Prime Minister Theresa May should step down. A few, or perhaps more than a few, worried Britain looked like "a laughingstock." No doubt, some were insulted.

"If correct this is either an extremely bad joke or it shows the total contempt the government & civil service has for the 17.4m who voted leave," tweeted Henry Bolton, a British politician and

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