"UK enquiries will potentially go to the bottom of the pile and may take longer."

Lord Brian Paddick (former DAC, London Metropolitan Police) speaks to the crowd gathered in Newcastle on 25/03/2018. He speaks on issues of security and policing surrounding Brexit.

Dozens of British security officials working at Europol will be ejected from the European crime-fighting agency in the event of a no-deal Brexit, putting thousands of criminal investigations in the UK at grave risk of collapse.

Losing access to European security arrangements post-Brexit "will only benefit criminals", Scotland's justice secretary has said.

Officer leading national preparations decries potential loss of EU crime-fighting tools.

It is "likely" the UK will leave Europol in the wake of Brexit unless a deal is made, the Home Secretary has said.

A leaked presentation, obtained by Sky News, warns of the impact of 'no-deal' on UK passengers travelling to and from Europe.

Neil Basu added that a no-deal EU exit would be "very bad" for policing.

British citizens will be less safe if ministers fail to retain access to “mission critical” European intelligence services after Brexit, according to the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Condon.

An analysis by the party suggests the European Criminal Records Information System is used 250 times a day by UK police and courts. / Theresa May’s “overly dogmatic” approach to the Brexit negotiations risks police losing access to vital shared criminal databases with the EU used an estimated 250 times a day by UK authorities, the Liberal Democrats have warned.

EU Law expert Professor Michael Dougan has analysed Theresa May's Brexit speech.