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Shabana Mahmood to hold talks with EU over law enforcement cooperation

UK home secretary’s meeting comes after PM said he wanted to rejoin European law enforcement databases The UK home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will meet the…

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The Guardian reports: UK home secretary’s meeting comes after PM said he wanted to rejoin European law enforcement databases The UK home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will meet the EU’s home affairs commissioner on Monday for further talks just days after Andy Burnham said he wanted to rejoin European law enforcement databases from which the UK has been locked out of since Brexit.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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The Guardian
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Shabana Mahmood, EU, UK, European Commission
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Politics
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