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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Lynch

MPs blame passport ‘chaos’ for nine-hour phone waits and missed family events

PA Media

Passport Office “chaos” has left people experiencing phone hotline waits of up to nine hours, making 40 calls and also missing key family events, MPs have warned.

The Home Office faced demands to reveal when the backlog will be cleared and to offer compensation to people who do not have their passport applications sorted within 10 weeks.

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