The face of government’s Brexit advice . . . is a German model

Images with the advice on new rules feature a model from Essen. Other photos on the site are from Thailand
Images with the advice on new rules feature a model from Essen. Other photos on the site are from Thailand

She has become the face of Britain’s new trading relationship with Europe and the first thing millions of people and businesses see when they search for official government advice on Brexit.

Yet the image of the smartly dressed young executive holding a brown parcel in a high-tech warehouse is not quite as it seems.

Despite the link to the photo having been tweeted out by ministers, promoted by government departments and featured on a multimillion government publicity campaign, the woman in it won’t have to get ready for Brexit. She is a German model who posed for a German photographer at a German factory.

A British photographer, who went on the government website to check on the new rules, realised that the image did not