‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.
Police scramble to rescue files of suspected criminals and missing people amid no-deal fears
03/11/2020
Thousands of names ‘double keyed’ into Interpol system – in case screens ‘switched off’ in just eight weeks’ time.
“What?!” - former prime minister is dumbfounded as her old nemesis suggests Brexit will help “intensify” the UK’s security. / Theresa May has ridiculed Michael Gove’s claim that Brexit could give intelligence and law enforcement services the power to “intensify” the security they provide for the UK.
Bill set to include retroactive powers to scrutinize takeovers / Institute of Directors fears ‘chilling effect’ on investment
Former security commissioner warns of ‘immediate impact’ on tackling terrorism and crime.
Brussels suspicions come as European commission chief warns Britain to abide by Northern Ireland protocol.
Ministers refusing to admit to crime and terror threat from no deal, warns former security adviser
24/07/2020
Lord Ricketts attacks failure to acknowledge that fallbacks will be 'putting the safety of the public at risk'.
The long-awaited report into the extent to which Russia has tried to influence UK democracy has been released - here are the key points.
Gavin Williamson accepts the appointment of David Frost as national security adviser was a political move.
Real-time access to EU police databases has not yet been agreed in the negotiations
UK could lose right to share security and business data with EU after Brexit, minister admits
16/06/2020
Alternatives 'might need to be pursued', James Brokenshire tells inquiry - prompting demands to reveal how UK will be 'protected'.
Leaked German government report shows Britain has been requesting special access. / Britain wants to ‘approximate the position of a member state as closely as possible’ when it comes to working with Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, the leaked report states.
EU negotiator expresses frustrations at UK refusal to discuss key issues of transition. / Michel Barnier has suggested the UK is running down the clock in talks over the future trade and security relationship with the EU.
UK government rejects ‘clunky institutional framework’ for foreign policy cooperation.
European police will be barred from cooperating with UK if Boris Johnson waters down Human Rights Act
05/02/2020
The prime minister is considering tearing up the Human Rights Act and suspending the European Convention on Human Rights.
Boris Johnson 'refusing to be honest' about likely damage from Brexit, expert study warns
04/02/2020
Prime minister on course to strike only 'barest of bare bone deals' by end of 2020, think tank concludes - and failing to be upfront about 'trade-offs'.
UK's ability to track suspected terrorists and major criminals is at risk because of Brexit, Raab admits
03/02/2020
Access to vital EU crime-fighting databases could be lost, MPs told – after Theresa May warns they ‘keep us safe’.
Exchange of key security information at risk after Dutch concerns over data protection.
Kevin Maguire: 'Soaring food prices and job losses are the reality of Boris Johnson's Brexit'
20/01/2020
Dire warnings from British industries after Chancellor Sajid Javid admitted businesses will be hit, exposes why the Prime Minister focuses on the trivial.
Brexit trade talks: What the future flashpoints will be in the negotiations with Brussels, from security to fish
09/01/2020
The EU will look to gain the upper hand in the sequencing of the trade talks.
Cooperation vital in the face of twin threats posed by Isis and Russia, warns Andrew Parker
Experts quick to point out similar system will exist for Britons visiting Europe after Brexit.
PM is delaying publication of report assessing threat posed to UK, says Dominic Grieve.
UK would need to 'start again' on security arrangements in no-deal Brexit, says ex-MI6 head
10/10/2019
'We would have to start again with a blank sheet of paper as to how we build up that cooperation with our European partners'