Britain unplugged: the security risk of a no-deal Brexit is dire

As talks on a UK-EU post-Brexit trade deal enter their tense final stages, a vital agreement on security co-operation is hanging in the balance. A bespoke proposal has been tabled by the EU. It would facilitate ongoing access to cross-border data that police and intelligence services need. If it cannot be agreed, there are serious risks for law enforcement and individual privacy warns Monica Horten (LSE). A reluctance on the part of the UK government to commit to future support for the European Convention on Human Rights puts it in jeopardy.