Critics of post-Brexit blue passports are "elitist" and think it is "wrong to be proud of our country", MPs have said.

It was announced last week that the British passport would change colour from burgundy to blue after the UK leaves the European Union.

Prime Minister Theresa May said that the "iconic" design was returning as an "expression of our independence and sovereignty".

But the announcement was met with criticism, especially from Labour MPs. Former Labour leader Ed Miliband said it was "an expression of how mendacious ... absurd and parochial we look to the world".

Labour MP David Lammy said Brexit was "turning us into a laughing stock".

"But don’t worry, when we’re all stood in the airport for 4 hours we can stand in the queue and look at just how blue [the passports] are," he added.