Attorney General slams EU saying UK can target criminals 'more effectively' AFTER Brexit
THE Attorney General slated the European Union, saying UK law enforcement would be “more effective” after Brexit.
Jeremy Wright: UK can prosecute criminals efficiently outside EU
Jeremy Wright said Brexit Britain’s relationship with other countries around the world, outside of the European Union, would lead to improvements in prosecutions.
Mr Wright was answering a question from Labour MP Alex Cunningham in the House of Commons on whether a coalition could be formed to tackle widespread crime.
He highlighted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London next year, which will see the heads of governments from all Commonwealth nations visit the capital discuss issues affecting member nations.
Responding to Mr Cunningham, the Attorney General said: “These kinds of offences are best dealt with transnationally because they are committed transnationally.
Outside the European Union we have a number of different relationships with many other countries to enable us to do law enforcement more effectively
“He will recognise that outside the European Union we have a number of different relationships with many other countries to enable us to do law enforcement more effectively and, of course, then prosecutions more effectively too.”
Brexit will also see Britain leaving the European Union Human Rights charter.
Mr Wright confirmed the news that Britain will scrap the charter in the House of Commons after a question from Scottish National Party MP about human rights being protected in the UK after Brexit.
Hannah Bardell, MP for Livingston, posed the question if whether the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights will be integrated into British law after Brexit.
Mr Wright replied: “No, Mr Speaker!
“And the reason is the Charter of Fundamental Rights, as the Labour Government at the time indicated, does not create any new rights.
“What it does is incorporate rights that are already part of European Union law, and it is the Government’s intention that those substantive rights will be translated into domestic law by the operation of the Withdrawal Act.
“But, in relation to the Charter of Fundamental Rights itself, we do not intend to incorporate it into domestic law.”