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Stirling travellers left sweating over summer holidays due to passport delays

Stirling's MP Alyn Smith says he has been inundated by messages from worried constituents who have been hit by delays on the arrival of new passports, with some claiming they missed out on trips as a result of the hold up.

Daily Record

Two biggest hold-ups in getting a child's passport in Ireland as TD outlines mistakes

The general feedback from the Passport Office is they aren’t issued in time because certain documents are not adequate

Irish Mirror

Ministers knew about UK passport helpline firm’s poor performance a year ago

French multinational was missing targets for calls and emails as far back as May 2021, documents show

The Guardian - UK

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How to get a fast-track passport if you need a one urgently, how long it takes and what it costs

There are two fast-track options for getting a new passport quickly, but you may still need to wait three weeks for an appointment

Chronicle Live

Why are new passports and renewals taking so long and what caused Passport Office delays?

People across the UK have had to skip holidays or travel miles due to the delays

Evening Standard

More than 50,000 passport applications past 10-week wait, MPs told

Director apologises for delays and says 550,000 applications were in the system at end of June

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson's 10 greatest PMQs 'lies' as he clashes with Keir Starmer for last time

As the era of Boris Johnson at PMQs comes to an end today, we look back on 10 of the biggest false or misleading statements he's made since his took office in 2019

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Scale of Passport Office 'miserable' backlog exposed as 50,000 Brits wait over 10 weeks

Despite a surge in applications being predicted a year ago as the UK came out of the pandemic, MPs heard there were around 550,000 applications being processed at the end of last month

Daily Mirror

Family's first holiday in years worth £11,000 under threat due to passport delays

Ben Harris-Shaw, of Sheffield, has spent years planning the holiday of a lifetime for his family and three children but their trip to Spain's Costa del Sol is now at risk

Daily Mirror

Dad left furious after 14-week battle for passport leaves special family holiday in jeopardy

Paul Armstrong from Hebburn applied for three passports at the beginning of April this year

Wales Online

Couple faces cancelling honeymoon amid passport delays despite applying in April

Nigel and Allison Crainey got married last February and were looking forward to a honeymoon in Rome next week but their trip away is now in serious jeopardy

Daily Mirror

Hebburn Dad's anger after 14 week passport battle leaves him fearing his daughter will miss surprise first holiday

Paul Armstrong applied for three passports at the beginning of April this year

Chronicle Live

Passport Office chaos left family members getting documents back months apart

Rob Jones' children received their passports more than a month apart ahead of jetting off from their Devon home to a big multi-destination holiday to Tanzania, Zanzibar and Greece

Daily Mirror

Kirkconnel couple forced to cancel dream wedding due to Passport Office chaos

Shaun Campbell and Fiona Cox said they “couldn’t take the risk” of waiting for Shaun’s passport to arrive in time

Daily Record

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Daily Record

Passport application process and post-Brexit rules as Scots' holidays left in the balance

Many are looking to get a hold of their passports before their holidays.

Wales Online

Trick sees people booking cheap flights to jump passport application queue

But there's a warning that it might not work

Glasgow Live

Glasgow passport office chaos as desperate holiday makers queue for days

Frustrated families have inundated the Northgate office in a last ditch attempt to get their hands on travel documents, amid claims the Home Office has put 4,000 applications submitted months ago to the back of the queue.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh family nearly miss out on £40,000 holiday due to passport office chaos

A queue of up to 100 people a day has been gathering at the Passport Office in Glasgow - with almost every person stressed out over the potential loss of an expensive family break

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Daily Record

Scots families left queuing for hours to salvage summer holidays after passport chaos

A queue of up to 100 people a day has been gathering at the Passport Office in Glasgow - with almost every person stressed out over the potential loss of an expensive family break

The Guardian - UK

UK passport delays: ‘We drove 377 miles to join the queue in Glasgow’

Processing delays and high demand leave people in UK going to great lengths to salvage holidays

Daily Mirror

Dad in five month passport fight says people 'in tears' waiting in office queue

The man travelled from Lancaster to Liverpool to try and renew his six-year-old daughter's passport after a phone operator claimed the co-signer of her photo did not exist

Liverpool Echo

Dad in five month passport battle finds people 'in tears' waiting in passport office queue

He said the staff at the Passport Office were "just trying to do their job but the system is broken"

Liverpool Echo

Six reasons your passport application could be delayed and rejected

The HM Passport Office currently reports waits of up to 10 weeks for a passport

Wales Online

Teeth and fake tan among common passport application mistakes says experts

Experts list seven reasons you could face a passport delay

Irish Mirror

Complaints made to Passport Office increase five-fold amid chronic backlog in applications

"I find it unacceptable for a public service body to have received 720 complaints directly over 150 to the ombudsman in less than two years."

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