UK home secretary to hold EU law enforcement talks

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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will meet the EU's home affairs commissioner on Monday for further talks on law enforcement cooperation, The Guardian reported. The meeting comes just days after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he wanted to rejoin European law enforcement databases from which Britain has been excluded. Closer cooperation would have implications for policing, security and cross-border crime.

Why it matters：Post-Brexit security cooperation affects cross-border policing and signals how far Britain might move back toward EU structures.

Key points

  • Shabana Mahmood meets the EU's home affairs commissioner on Monday.
  • PM Andy Burnham wants to rejoin EU law enforcement databases.
  • Talks focus on law enforcement cooperation.

Sources (original reporting)

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