BRITS have been warned to expert even more passport delays due to a lack of staff. The current crisis has affected thousands of families, with many forced to delay or cancel their holidays. Brits are being warned of more delays to their passport applications Getty Despite the government currently advising up to 10 weeks for passport applications – up from the standard five weeks – many have waited months to get theirs back. And now new research has found that more delays could cause problems, according to the Independent , due to new plans to cut staff. The government has confirmed that they are cutting jobs in the civil service by 91,000 over the next three years, which will affect the Passport Office. New research issued by the Labour party means this would result in 8,000 fewer passport applications being processed a day. Read more travel stories PASSPORT WOES I ...