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’.
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'.
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.
UK government rejects ‘clunky institutional framework’ for foreign policy cooperation.
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.
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.
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'.
Real-time access to EU police databases has not yet been agreed in the negotiations
Gavin Williamson accepts the appointment of David Frost as national security adviser was a political move.
The long-awaited report into the extent to which Russia has tried to influence UK democracy has been released - here are the key points.
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'.
Brussels suspicions come as European commission chief warns Britain to abide by Northern Ireland protocol.
Former security commissioner warns of ‘immediate impact’ on tackling terrorism and crime.
Bill set to include retroactive powers to scrutinize takeovers / Institute of Directors fears ‘chilling effect’ on investment
“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.
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.
‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.
Police warn of ‘major operational impact’ when UK loses access to EU crime databases in January
17/11/2020
Key information systems will be lost even if a security deal is struck before 31 December, National Crime Agency says.
The UK will be less safe if it fails to strike a post-Brexit security deal with the EU, Britain's top counter-terrorism officer has said.
Northern Ireland businesses will not be ready for the new Irish Sea border in January and need a further transition period, industry leaders have said.
A north Wales police chief claims he has been gagged from warning people about a possible threat to security and law and order caused by Brexit.
Exactly four weeks before Britain leaves the EU’s single market following Brexit, it is still unclear how much access it will retain to the bloc’s data from security tools used in everything from combating crime to business information.
‘There are certainly instruments that we may not have access to’, Foreign Secretary says - after police chiefs warned of ‘major impact on counter-terrorism’
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