A Lanarkshire MP has warned locals could have their summer holiday plans scuppered because of Home Office delays in processing passport applications.
Marion Fellows has called on Home Secretary Priti Patel to address the “predictable but preventable” delays in passport processing.
A lifting of COVID restrictions at home and abroad going into the summer has led to a massive increase in passport applications, which Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) is struggling to deal with.