Responding to reports that Theresa May is to accept the need for the European Arrest Warrant and most other operational JHA measures of European co-operation the Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said: "If it is true that Theresa May is about to do a u-turn on the European Arrest Warrant that would be extremely welcome. It has helped bring back suspected terrorists, kidnappers, sex offenders and murderers to stand trial and face justice. And it has helped send 900 suspected foreign criminals back to face justice in other countries too."
"I hope this means they are seeing sense and will also support European co-operation on criminal records, organised crime, child abuse imagery on the internet, or measures that tackle international football hooliganism. Eurosceptic backbenchers may not like it - especially if it means the only things the Government opts out of are defunct, non operational or out of date measures that no one needs. But Tory Ministers should not pander to their Eurosceptics. The most important thing is that the British police can continue to use the key measures that keep British people safe, get justice for victims and stop criminals taking advantage."
