Discuss - Crime European Arrest Warrant - Support for the European Arrest Warrant

Do you support the European Arrest Warrant, allowing other EU countries to arrest criminals?

Alliance Party Alliance will support the maintenance of the UK’s participation within the European Arrest Warrant and the European Police Office (EUROPOL). Source: 2010 Westminster Manifesto

Conservative Former Conservative Home Office minister Damian Green argues the warrant is all "about keeping our streets safe". "The fact is without the European Arrest Warrant it would be easier to commit murder, rape, child sex abuse, really serious crimes and then flee to other European countries and escape from British jurisdiction," he says. Source: BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29656495

Green Party I want there to be a European Arrest Warrant and I am not aligning myself with those who want to rip it up. But I want more reform. We must have an EAW system with adequate safeguards. A take it or leave it vote for the status quo is a Hobson’s Choice. Source: Caroline Lucas, http://www.carolinelucas.com/latest/shenanigans-and-shambles-%E2%80%93-the-european-arrest-warrant-debate

Labour Labour would " Support pan-European measures for cooperation on crime including the European Arrest Warrant." Source: Labour Party Manifesto, http://b.3cdn.net/labouruk/89012f856521e93a4d_phm6bflfq.pdf

Liberal Democrat "Labour and the Lib Dems also support the Warrant." Source: BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29656495

SNP SNP MSP Christina KcKelvie said, "The European Arrest Warrant allows us to extradite suspected terrorists and bring white-collar criminals to justice – that a substantial number of Tories want to put this at risk just to make a political point and flex their Eurosceptic muscles is ridiculous and demonstrates exactly why Scotland needs its own voice on the European stage. The European Arrest Warrant is a concrete example of how Scotland benefits from being in the EU – and highlights the very real dangers any EU exit would pose for people in Scotland. " Source: https://www.snp.org/media-centre/news/2014/nov/tory-threat-arrest-warrant-could-cost-%C2%A3100m

UKIP UKIP would scrap the European Arrest Warrant, which sends British citizens to foreign jails without evidence, just to answer questions - replace it with a proper extradition system. Source: http://www.ukip.org/issues

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