He added: "Today we know that the UK is not ready to accept the free movement of people, the jurisdiction of the court and the Charter of Fundamental Rights - for the charter, this was confirmed last week by the House of Commons.<doc-sep>Britain will not be allowed to have access to the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) or EU-wide security databases after Brexit, Michel Barnier today said. Theresa May has said she wants to keep close security ties with the Brussels bloc - warning that the UK and EU face the same sort of criminal and terror threats. But the EU's chief negotiator dismissed her demand for the UK to stay in the EAW - insisting Britain would have to submit to EU judges in order to stay in. This would breach one of the PM's red lines and a key pledge made by the Brexit campaign - that the UK would free itself from the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The EAW allows EU states to arrest and extradite criminal suspects to any other country in the union. His comments are a major blow for Mrs May just as she is facing a potentially devastating backbench Commons rebellion tomorrow. Tory rebel MPs are set to revolt to try to force the Government to give Parliament a meaningful vote if no deal is thrashed out by late January next year. The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier (pictured today at a speech in Vienna) has today piled more pressure on Theresa May - warning that Britain must show 'more realism' in Brexit talks Speaking at a security conference in Vienna today, Mr Barnier said: 'This cooperation is both unique and unprecedented. And it is made possible by the trust between Member States. 'This trust does not fall from the sky. There is no magic wand.' He added: 'As I set out in a recent speech in Lisbon in front of the International Federation of European Law, this trust is founded on an 'ecosystem' based on common rules and safeguards, shared decisions, joint supervision and implementation and a common Court of Justice. 'If you leave this 'ecosystem', you lose the benefits of this cooperation. 'You are a third country because you have decided to be so. And you need to build a new relationship. 'To negotiate an ambitious new relationship with the UK, which we all want, we need more realism on what is possible and what is not when a country is outside of the EU's area of justice, freedom and security and outside of Schengen.' He said that to stay in the EAW the UK must have to keep freedom of movement - breaching another key campaign promise of Vote Leave in 2016. Voters want to leave the EU Customs Union even if it means a hard Irish border, poll finds Voters would rather impose a hard border in Ireland than stay in the EU Customs Union, a new poll reveals today Voters would rather impose a hard border in Ireland than stay in the EU Customs Union, a new poll reveals today. The survey, commissioned by former Tory chairman Lord Ashcroft, suggests the country is relaxed about the sticking point at the centre of the Brexit talks. Finding a way to get Britain out of the Customs Union while leaving open the contested border between the Republic and Northern Ireland has deadlocked negotiations. Brussels insists Northern Ireland at least should stay inside EU rules to allow goods and people to move freely - putting border checks instead at Irish Sea crossings. But Westminster insists this would smash the Union, while Brexiteers warn keeping the whole UK inside EU rules would doom hopes of post-Brexit trade deals. The Ashcroft poll, for today's Daily Telegraph, reveals voters as a whole just want a Brexit deal signed - even if it means border crossings in Ireland. All voters split 41 per cent to 32 per cent in favour of leaving the Customs Union even if it means a hard border - with the divide at 66 per cent to 10 per cent among those who voted Leave in June 2016. Among all voters, 63 per cent say delivering Brexit is more important than protecting than Union, compared to 27 per cent of want keeping the UK together as the top priority. Advertisement He said: 'The European Arrest Warrant is linked to the free movement of people. It works well because it is based on mutual trust between Member States.' He said this trust is underpinned by the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the ECJ and free movement. He added: 'Yet today we know that the UK is not ready to accept the free movement of people, the jurisdiction of the Court and the Charter of Fundamental Rights – for the Charter, this was confirmed last week by the House of Commons. 'This means that the UK cannot take part in the European Arrest Warrant.' Mr Barnier said there are still crucial issues in the Brexit talks that need to be settled - and warned the clock is ticking on negotiations. And he lashed Britain for not sticking to the EU's red lines in the talks. He said: 'They want to maintain all the benefits of the current relationship, while leaving the EU regulatory, supervision, and application framework. 'And they try to blame us for the consequences of their choice. 'Once again, we will not be drawn into this blame game. It would mean wasting time we don't have. 'In this field of internal security, it is particularly hard to speak about what will no longer be possible. But we have, I have, to speak the truth. 'The UK decided to leave the EU. We regret this decision but this is a democratic decision and we have to respect it and now we are working towards an orderly withdrawal. 'If we want to build a new relationship, we need a basis of good will and confidence. We also need more realism about what is and what is not possible.' A spokesman for the Brexit department said: 'Keeping citizens in the UK and EU safe is an absolute priority. We have set out our commitment to this and how we can continue to work together and maintain current operational capability. 'We are proposing an Internal Security Treaty to deliver this. We recognise we will be a third country, but we start from a unique position of complete alignment. 'Any drop in the breadth and quality of cooperation would have a direct impact on public safety and on our collective ability to deliver justice across Europe. 'Clearly this remains a matter for negotiation.' Diane Abbott, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary,said: 'The comments from Michel Barnier show the mess the Tories' chaotic Brexit has arrived at. They are putting our safety and security at risk if we are excluded from the European Arrest Warrant.' Ireland's foreign minister Simon Coveney has said that no one expects a deal on the thorny issue of the Irish border at next week's key Brussels summit (file pic) Meanwhile, there are fresh warnings that the thorny issue of the Irish border will not be solved soon. EU leaders are meeting in Brussels at the end of next week for the next summit. Ireland and Brussels have said they want to see progress on settling the issue of the Irish border - which could derail the entire Brexit talks. But Ireland's foreign minster Simon Coveney has poured cold water over any expectations that the issue will be settled. He told Politico: 'I don't think anyone is expecting to have a concluded agreement on what the Irish backstop looks like in terms of text by the end of June. That would be unrealistic. 'But we do need to see it taking shape because it doesn't get any easier in July, August and September. 'The absence of any progress is going to create a lot of concern that these negotiations are going to get a lot more difficult over the summer.' The Irish border issue is proving to be the most difficult of the issues which need to be settled in the Brexit talks. The Prime Minister (pictured at the Royal Free hospital yesterday with Philip Hammond and Jeremy Hunt) is facing the prospect of a major crisis in her Brexit plans as she faces a potentially devastating backbench rebellion tomorrow<doc-sep>It appears that Michel Barnier could not resist the temptation to rile up the British government with his latest missive on European defence and security. In a speech today, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator thundered about the UK’s unrealistic ambitions for a security partnership, taking aim at London’s desire to retain the European Arrest Warrant. “The UK has decided to leave the EU, its institutions, structures and safeguards. It will be a third country outside Schengen and outside the EU's legal order,” he said. Then, with magisterial flourish, he added: “This is a fact. Facts have consequences.” The Frenchman went on to complain that there could not be the same level of trust between the UK and EU after Brexit, and that such trust “does not fall from the sky...there is no magic wand.” In closing, he demanded more “realism” from the UK as to what it could reasonably hope to achieve in the negotiations. One can take little issue with the content of this speech, as Mr Barnier is simply outlining what is possible within the EU’s restrictive, legalistic framework.<doc-sep>
Another week, another UK-EU Brexit security row. Having already said no to the UK staying in Galileo, the European Defense Fund, and the Prum convention, Michel Barnier has added the European Arrest Warrant to the list of no-nos. Barnier, the EU’s point man in negotiating the final Brexit settlement with London, said on Tuesday that the UK would be denied access to the EAW system once it leaves the EU in March 2019. At present, the EAW allows all 28 EU member states to issue warrants for suspects wanted for serious crimes across the continent without bureaucratic extradition negotiations between countries. READ MORE: Drugs gang led by not-so-Super ‘Mario’ boss jailed for smuggling £63m of heroin into the UK So, what will the UK lose out on if a new agreement regarding a continued relationship with the EAW isn’t hammered out? According to the most recent statistics provided by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), UK police issued 1,773 requests to fellow EU nations between 2010-2017, with 1,101 arrests made during the same period. First, here are some examples of criminals nabbed via an EAW on the continent and in the UK: Peter Atherton: Atherton fled to Spain after Merseyside Police linked him to a Wirral-based gang that moved up to 303kg of cocaine in just five months. According to the Liverpool Echo, Liverpool FC-mad Atherton was nabbed thanks to the issuance of an EAW that saw him arrested while he attended Liverpool’s 3-3 Champions League group-stage draw against Sevilla last November. James Mulvey: Described as “untouchable” by the NCA, Mulvey fled to Spain after being linked to a £67-million ($87.8-million) drug-smuggling ring in 2017. He was arrested at gunpoint last year by Lithuanian special forces and convicted in the UK last week. On Wednesday morning, Metropolitan Police staged a dawn raid in which they arrested an Albanian man suspected of being part of a gang responsible for smuggling hundreds of migrants into the UK. Ten others were arrested across several EU states thanks to an EAW issued by Belgian authorities. However, if the UK is to leave the EAW regime, others still wanted for serious crimes may get off the hook. Stephen Watters: A 50-year-old Co Louth native, Watters was arrested in the Republic of Ireland earlier this year on the foot of an EAW issued by the UK for his alleged role in smuggling cigarettes and tobacco as part of a cross-border “organized crime gang.” Currently out on bail, High Court extradition proceedings in the Republic are scheduled for October, where Watter’s legal team has said their client’s case would raise a legal point related to Brexit as part of his defense, according to the Irish Examiner. Shane O’Brien: Wanted for the 2015 murder of Josh Hanson in London, O’Brien was added to Interpol’s most-wanted list in May and is believed to be in Europe. Arrested in Prague for criminal damage while using the alias of an Italian citizen, he evaded capture after being released on bail when his false identity was backed up by documentation. Mehmet Salih: Salih, a Turkish Cypriot national, is wanted by Leicestershire Police on suspicion of dealing in cocaine between December 2010 and November 2011. He is believed to have fled to Cyprus, a popular bolt hole for Greek and Turkish Cypriot criminals as well as British criminals looking to blend in with the island’s growing British ex-pat community. Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!