'Serious & troubling letters from @PoliceChiefs& @NCA_UK to @CommonsHomeAffs on preparations for 1 Jan, outlining the security downgrade if no negotiated agreement, inc impact on public protection, serious crime & counter terror.'

Fabio Petito argues that the UK is failing to realise the importance of regional blocks and has few realistic responses to the current crisis of the liberal international order.

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

Lord Evans says it is 'absolutely vital' for Britain's security to maintain ties to Europol and EU nations.

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'.

Move sparks fears PM will use European security as Brexit bargaining chip

UK government rejects ‘clunky institutional framework’ for foreign policy cooperation.

In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.

Police to lose access to database used more than 600 million times a year on 1 January.

Differences meant rival diplomats were discouraged from talking to one another.

The EU will look to gain the upper hand in the sequencing of the trade talks.

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.

Analysis of the political and strategic implications of Brexit crisis in UK for its standing amongst its traditional allies. Interview, Bruce Munro, Global Insight, ODT, 21 Nov. 2019.

Exchange of key security information at risk after Dutch concerns over data protection.

Brexit is a Tory invention and pro-Europeans must still fight the prospect of EU exile, writes Will Hutton.

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.

Nancy Pelosi among those to highlight the issue, while UK representative says he hopes it is a case of ‘quality over quantity’.

BT Group Plc was dumped from a lucrative €458 million ($494 million) European Union contract to handle sensitive communications between the bloc’s governments amid a dispute over the British firm’s potential access to EU secrets following Brexit.

As tensions escalate with Brussels, Julian Smith expresses alarm at anonymous Downing Street memo.

As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario increases, and the government publishes its “no-deal preparedness” notices, it is worth taking stock of the sheer variety of problems that would arise with a no-deal Brexit – and the devastating consequences that would arise from such a legal limbo. Here’s what we know so far.

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.

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

When scrolling through comments you often see people say "they need us more than we need them". So we have tried to respond to that once and for all. We look at if the EU relies on the UK for trade, how the EU budget will cope without the UK and if the EU needs the UK as a security ally.

Prime minister’s remarks in article 50 letter prompt reply that other member states will not accept security collaboration as bargaining chip.

Gavin Williamson accepts the appointment of David Frost as national security adviser was a political move.

Northern Ireland, food prices, the ease of a deal - it turns out that many of the claims made by those advocating Brexit were not quite true...

Brussels commissioner says bill breaches convention, as legal experts warn of risk to Brexit trade deal.

The prime minister is considering tearing up the Human Rights Act and suspending the European Convention on Human Rights.

Sir John Sawers says it would be hugely damaging if UK-EU relations collapsed to such an extent.

Real-time access to EU police databases has not yet been agreed in the negotiations

Phase two of the Brexit negotiations is starting and all eyes are on the future economic partnership. The other key issue – the future security partnership – is often neglected.

Transport body warns UK lorries would need counter-terrorism safety certificates.

How much longer can the United Kingdom and the United States continue to be part of the Five Eyes alliance under their current governments?

FORGET visas, cheap Europe trips and free trade. There is one fear that dwarfs all others for Australia, and it’s looking more likely as Brexit turns sour. / GLOBAL security, trade and the stability of the international system could take a body blow if Britain crashes out of the European Union (EU) in a bitter “no deal” scenario.

The CEO of a Berlin-based secure messaging and collaboration platform says Brexit could pose a cybersecurity challenge for the UK.

London airport preparing for no deal by putting aside imported security materials.

Dover staff say move could compromise security and leave border without protection.

The refusal of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to publish a bipartisan Parliamentary report on Russian involvement in the 2016 EU referendum is the latest development in a prolonged Brexit crisis that is eroding the UK's strategic credibility in the world.

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

The Institute for Government was pleased to welcome Sir Ivan Rogers, former UK Permanent Representative to the EU... The UK wants an ambitious future arrangement covering trade, cooperation in foreign and security policy, data exchange and more. But negotiations on the future relationship will be much more complex than those on the withdrawal...

In this Federal Trust video, Liz Webster of Save British Farming, describes the illusions that led some farmers to vote for Brexit. These illusions are now being contradicted by reality. In a volatile world membership of the European Union was and would be again the best guarantee of a secure food supply for the United Kingdom.

PM is delaying publication of report assessing threat posed to UK, says Dominic Grieve.

Dire warnings from British industries after Chancellor Sajid Javid admitted businesses will be hit, exposes why the Prime Minister focuses on the trivial.

Party hopes to attend meetings of EU foreign affairs council should it win UK election.

Boris Johnson must rebuild relationships with neighbours to ‘make Brexit work,’ says shadow foreign secretary.

Labour Movement for Europe says there is ‘no excuse’ for leader failing to back closer ties – proposing trade, energy and security.

Brussels suspicions come as European commission chief warns Britain to abide by Northern Ireland protocol.

A leaked EU document lays bare for the first time the differences in how British nationals will be treated by the bloc’s member states after a no-deal Brexit, with two countries emphasising that requests to stay could be rejected on public order and security grounds.

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.

Emmanuel Macron suggests new European political community based on core values in areas such as security and energy.

Cooperation vital in the face of twin threats posed by Isis and Russia, warns Andrew Parker

Lord Ricketts attacks failure to acknowledge that fallbacks will be 'putting the safety of the public at risk'.

The former head of MI6 says any Brexit makes security difficult to manage but "the harder the Brexit, the greater the damage". / The blunt warning comes from three men who have served at the very top of the British defence and security ...

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.

The 2016 referendum, which resulted in a narrow win for those campaigning to leave the European Union, has posed perhaps the most complex set of questions ever faced by a peacetime government.

The report shows that no deal will not “get Brexit done” rather, it will usher in a period of prolonged uncertainty for citizens, workers and businesses, which is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon, our new report, No deal Brexit: issues, impacts, implications, reveals.

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

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.

Today, the Prime Minister triggered Article 50. As she did so, with no warning she launched a veiled threat to Europe over security cooperation. Two hours later the Home Secretary made it worse - threatening to withhold security information from Europe if we don't get the deal we need.

Companies including Coca Cola, Norbrook Laboratories write open letter to British MPs.

‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.

Thousands of names ‘double keyed’ into Interpol system – in case screens ‘switched off’ in just eight weeks’ time.

Key information systems will be lost even if a security deal is struck before 31 December, National Crime Agency says.

Although the final Brexit deal agreed between the UK and the EU contained a mutual commitment to future security and law enforcement cooperation, there is no doubt that the settlement resulted in an overall lessening of policing capability.

Post-Brexit cooperation between the UK and the EU on law enforcement and criminal justice is sub-optimal, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee.

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

The European Union (EU) is a unique and essential partner for NATO. Sharing strategic interests and facing similar threats and challenges, NATO and the EU work side by side in crisis management, on capability development, in providing support to their common partners in the east and south, as well as to address the challenges posed by growing strategic competition.

Talks to rebuild security cooperation with the EU must restart now after the Brexit deal left the UK “less safe and less secure”, a Conservative group says.

The long-awaited report into the extent to which Russia has tried to influence UK democracy has been released - here are the key points.

Wednesday marks exactly five years on from the Brexit referendum and the country is still torn over our exit from the EU. A new poll finds that if the vote was re-run now the result would be a narrow win for Remain – by 51% to 49%.

Just in case you don't fancy the 1,200+ page document on Boxing Day.

Strategy report setting out the big future challenges for the EU – and Scotland’s contribution to that European future

“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.

The former head of MI6 has warned Theresa May’s Brexit deal will “threaten the national security of the country”, in a call for Tory MPs to reject it. The agreement would “place control of aspects of our national security in foreign hands”, claims Sir Richard Dearlove, in an extraordinary letter to Conservative associations.

In 11 key policy areas, POLITICO reporters look ahead to March 30, 2019.

Experts quick to point out similar system will exist for Britons visiting Europe after Brexit.

A group of Tories have called for Boris Johnson to reopen Brexit negotiations amid concerns his deal has left the UK 'less safe and less secure'.

Bill set to include retroactive powers to scrutinize takeovers / Institute of Directors fears ‘chilling effect’ on investment

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

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.

This summer has provided ample demonstration of the difficulties of the relationship between the UK and the EU.

The UK has a 5/1 chance of rejoining the EU by 2026 due to a growing frustration with Brexit, a betting agency has predicted.

Alternatives 'might need to be pursued', James Brokenshire tells inquiry - prompting demands to reveal how UK will be 'protected'.

'Yet a no deal outcome would still have profound implications for the uK. as we analyse in what follows, from trade to connectivity to foreign policy to cooperation in policing, a failure to strike an agreement with the eu will impact on us in numerous ways.'

Former security commissioner warns of ‘immediate impact’ on tackling terrorism and crime.

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.

Ex-Nato chief accuses ministers of ‘clumsy’ approach after letter triggering article 50 appeared to threaten defence cooperation

‘There are certainly instruments that we may not have access to’, Foreign Secretary says - after police chiefs warned of ‘major impact on counter-terrorism’

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.

Sir Ian Blair rejects Priti Patel’s claim nation will made safer through ‘tougher’ post-Brexit powers.

'We would have to start again with a blank sheet of paper as to how we build up that cooperation with our European partners'

Access to vital EU crime-fighting databases could be lost, MPs told – after Theresa May warns they ‘keep us safe’.

Crashing out of the EU would affect UK politics, the economy, security and millions of British and European migrants.