Brexit: Security

Lord Paddick Excerpts
Tuesday 29th January 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Paddick Portrait Lord Paddick (LD)
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My Lords, the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, Cressida Dick, has said that the way in which we currently quickly extradite and arrest people will have to be replaced, but it will be more costly and slower and will potentially put the public at risk. Does the Minister agree? Will the Government admit that the UK will be less secure outside the European Union, deal or no deal?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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I do not necessarily agree with the second statement, but one thing I can say to the noble Lord is that the way to avoid no deal is for the House of Commons, which is currently deliberating on it, to agree to a deal.