Brexit: UK could be thrown out of European Arrest Warrant system, government admits
The IndependentSign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The UK is set to be thrown out of the European Arrest Warrant system after Brexit, the Queen's Speech admits, triggering a warning it will become “a haven for Europe’s worst criminals”. The measure will also give the police powers to arrest someone wanted for a serious crime in a non-EU country “without having to apply to a court for a warrant first”. But the government has admitted it will also be needed in dealings with EU countries “in the event that the UK no longer had access to the European Arrest Warrant after leaving the EU”. And Christine Jardine, the Lib Dem home affairs spokeswoman, said: “By throwing away the European Arrest Warrant, Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal would make the UK a haven for Europe’s worst criminals.
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