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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
May Bulman

Passports: Ministers accused of ‘taking their eye off the ball’ as people wait months

Chris Barker

Dozens of Home Office staff have been diverted to man a helpline for MPs as enquiries about constituents’ passport delays soar, it has emerged.

Ministers have been accused of “failing to plan ahead” after the government revealed that 25 members of non-frontline HM Passport Office staff have been trained to work on the Home Office’s MP enquiry line, with an average of 15 staff now on the phones each day.

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