Not all of us flying in and out of UK are UK crew. I pack my liquids in my overnight bag and bring everything through crew security. It's then placed in the hold. I try not to get a heart attack before I get to the aircraft, so this is what I do.
If one of the hosties violate this procedure, are they going to confiscate my foreign ID? If not, what will be the consequence? Pilota non grata in UK?
I'm not going to defend this new and slightly stricter procedure, but I recently sat for 15 minutes in the crew transport waiting for the crew ahead of us to clear security. A lot of repacking going on.
What kind of liquids are you guys bringing in your pilots bags?