Davis proposes new pact against terrorism

SECURITY links between Britain and the European Union should be safeguarded with a new legal pact to make sure the fight against terrorism is not hit by Brexit, David Davis has said.

As Britain suffered the latest in a wave of terrorist attacks across Europe, the Brexit Secretary warned Brussels that it was in both sides’ interests to continue close co-operation to keep citizens safe.

He has drawn up proposals for a new treaty to give legal backing to intelligence, law enforcement and criminal justice partnerships after March 2019.

Mr Davis said: “Effective international co-operation is absolutely crucial for both the UK and the EU if we are to keep our citizens safe and bring criminals to justice.

“We already have a deep level of collaboration with the EU on security matters and it is in both our interests to find ways to maintain it.”

In a future partnership paper to be released tomorrow, Mr Davis will say the UK and EU would benefit from making sure there were no holes in operational ties when Britain exited the economic bloc in 2019.