The Passport Office is among the Government departments name-checked by Boris Johnson as he indicated he wants to clamp down on civil servants working from home.
But HM Passport Office (HMPO) has said working from home has "no impact" on its ability to process applications. The 10-week waiting time, it has said, is not due to a "backlog" caused by changes made during the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesperson for the department said in a statement.
The statement was issued in April in response to press reports, but this week Boris Johnson echoed attacks made by parts of the media. Mr Johnson pledged he will not tolerate what he called a "post-Covid manana culture" using "whatever steps are necessary."
