"UK enquiries will potentially go to the bottom of the pile and may take longer."
A leaked presentation, obtained by Sky News, warns of the impact of 'no-deal' on UK passengers travelling to and from Europe.
Anger as Home Office confirms primary school children of EU citizens to be checked for criminal records
10/09/2019
Government says all applicants for EU settlement scheme aged 10 and over will be checked for criminal records – despite previously stating these checks would only apply only to over-18s.
Areas of UK where more people voted 'remain' saw smaller increases in hate crimes following historic Brexit vote
06/10/2022
Parts of the UK that were against Brexit experienced less of a spike in hate crimes after the vote compared to leave areas, research from Cardiff University shows.
France, Germany and Poland among countries who will not send their own nationals to Britain
EU negotiator sets out main obstacles to deal, including rights convention and fishing.
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'.
Demands for prime minister to reveal if dangers listed in ‘no-deal readiness report’ last autumn are still real – and whether they have grown because of pandemic.
Four years after the UK quit the EU, the first border controls on imports from the continent have been introduced, with more to follow.
"Today’s mafias are moving among countries and continents, and where they find weakness in international cooperation, they exploit that opportunity.”
BREXIT has made tackling fraud “more difficult”, the director of legal services at the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Covid and crackdowns also blamed as researchers find half of pills sold as MDMA at festivals in England contained none of the drug.
Brexit impact on illicit trade of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco has implications for health
13/06/2023
A new report from Public Health Wales has detailed how attention is urgently needed to understand the impacts of Brexit on illicit trade in Wales to mitigate potential health harms and deaths linked to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
Police tell MPs they will lose 'at your fingertips' access to crucial EU databases.
Brexit Opportunities Abound – Part 1
16/02/2022
As you may have noticed Jacob Rees Mogg Esquire – as no doubt he would style himself – has invited the public to submit suggestions on the theme of ‘Opportunities of Brexit’. I could not resist replying. Could I possibly suggest that you, after reading this, do the same?
Biometrics commissioner "deeply concerned" as Lib Dem Layla Moran tells HuffPost UK leaving pacts "will make Britain less safe".
Intelligence will always be exchanged informally. The problem is turning such exchanges into evidence that can be used in court – especially when we’re shut out of European information networks.
Brexit: despatches from the downside – No 6
27/10/2023
Your weekly update from the Brexit ‘downside bunker’, chronicling the downsides, and occasional upsides, of Brexit.
Investigating police in Tenerife are investigating four Brits who are said to have presented fake "padron" certificates, which allow people to stay in Spain after Brexit.
Exchange of key security information at risk after Dutch concerns over data protection.
Neil Basu added that a no-deal EU exit would be "very bad" for policing.
BORDER Force officers from other jurisdictions may be drafted into Northern Ireland in the event of a no deal Brexit.
Does the Brexit deal keep us safe?
05/01/2021
As the UK’s last European commissioner, I know how welcome it is that a deal was struck—and how much remains to be done