NICOLA Sturgeon has taken to Twitter to laugh over the ironic revelation that blue British passports may have to be imported.

Theresa May announced on Friday that a return to the blue British passport would mark Britain's "independence and sovereignty - symbolising our citizenship of a proud, great nation" much to the delight of Brexiteers everywhere.

However a revelation from Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis, that there was no way to guarantee the new passports would actually be manufactured in the UK, has led to to much mocking online - including from the First Minister.

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Sturgeon tweeted "The blue passports might have to be imported. LOL (as the youngters say)".

The new design, which will no longer include the EU insignia, will replace the EU-style burgundy cover that has been a feature of the UK passport since the 1980s.