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| European Arrest Warrant: Backbenchers to oppose government | European Arrest Warrant: Backbenchers to oppose government |
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| Some Conservative backbenchers are expected to oppose government plans to opt in to the European Arrest Warrant. | Some Conservative backbenchers are expected to oppose government plans to opt in to the European Arrest Warrant. |
| In a Commons debate later, some Tories will argue the scheme is unnecessary and can cause miscarriages of justice. | In a Commons debate later, some Tories will argue the scheme is unnecessary and can cause miscarriages of justice. |
| But supporters of the warrant, which allows police to extradite suspects quickly between EU states, say Britain risks becoming a "safe haven" for criminals without it. | But supporters of the warrant, which allows police to extradite suspects quickly between EU states, say Britain risks becoming a "safe haven" for criminals without it. |
| MPs will vote on whether the UK should opt in to a range of EU legal measures. | MPs will vote on whether the UK should opt in to a range of EU legal measures. |
| Labour said the government was "running scared" of a backbench rebellion by not holding a specific vote on the Warrant. | |
| The government opted out of all 133 EU police and criminal justice measures measures in 2013, a decision that will take effect on 1 December. | The government opted out of all 133 EU police and criminal justice measures measures in 2013, a decision that will take effect on 1 December. |
| Ministers want to rejoin 35 of the measures, including the European Arrest Warrant, before that deadline. | Ministers want to rejoin 35 of the measures, including the European Arrest Warrant, before that deadline. |
| European Arrest Warrants | European Arrest Warrants |
| Q&A: European Arrest Warrant | Q&A: European Arrest Warrant |
| Prime Minister David Cameron, who promised a vote before the Rochester and Strood by-election on 20 November, is facing a rebellion by Conservative MPs unhappy with the European Arrest Warrant although Labour and Lib Dem support means the motion is likely to be passed by the Commons. | Prime Minister David Cameron, who promised a vote before the Rochester and Strood by-election on 20 November, is facing a rebellion by Conservative MPs unhappy with the European Arrest Warrant although Labour and Lib Dem support means the motion is likely to be passed by the Commons. |
| The BBC's Political Editor Nick Robinson said he expected between 30 and 50 Conservative MPs to rebel, many fewer than the 100 who have expressed concerns about the UK's use of the Warrant in recent weeks. | The BBC's Political Editor Nick Robinson said he expected between 30 and 50 Conservative MPs to rebel, many fewer than the 100 who have expressed concerns about the UK's use of the Warrant in recent weeks. |
| Home Secretary Theresa May and Conservative whips, he added, had been doing all they could to quell the size of the rebellion by arguing that the measures were about law and order rather than Europe - to the point that the European Arrest Warrant is not even mentioned in the Commons motion. | Home Secretary Theresa May and Conservative whips, he added, had been doing all they could to quell the size of the rebellion by arguing that the measures were about law and order rather than Europe - to the point that the European Arrest Warrant is not even mentioned in the Commons motion. |
| But he said critics would take some convincing that the issue did not relate to the UK's basic relationship with the European Union. | But he said critics would take some convincing that the issue did not relate to the UK's basic relationship with the European Union. |
| 'Game-playing' | 'Game-playing' |
| Critics of the warrant, such as the former shadow home secretary David Davis, say when justice is served quickly, it turns too often into injustice. | Critics of the warrant, such as the former shadow home secretary David Davis, say when justice is served quickly, it turns too often into injustice. |
| Mr Davis, a Conservative, cites the arrest of the parents of five-year-old Ashya King, who had taken their son to Spain for cancer treatment, as an example. The couple were later released. | Mr Davis, a Conservative, cites the arrest of the parents of five-year-old Ashya King, who had taken their son to Spain for cancer treatment, as an example. The couple were later released. |
| But advocates of the European Arrest Warrant point to the successful arrest of Briton Jeremy Forrest in France - a teacher who was subsequently jailed for abducting a schoolgirl he ran away with. | But advocates of the European Arrest Warrant point to the successful arrest of Briton Jeremy Forrest in France - a teacher who was subsequently jailed for abducting a schoolgirl he ran away with. |
| Speaking to the BBC, Mrs May said changes earlier this year had already dealt with the major concerns of critics - such as the proportionality of extradition requests and whether UK suspects were being sent abroad before cases were ready to proceed. | Speaking to the BBC, Mrs May said changes earlier this year had already dealt with the major concerns of critics - such as the proportionality of extradition requests and whether UK suspects were being sent abroad before cases were ready to proceed. |
| She added: "If we had a situation where we didn't have an extradition arrangement with other countries inside the European Union and you were a criminal and committed an offence in another country inside the European Union, where do you think you might make for if you were hoping to evade justice?" | She added: "If we had a situation where we didn't have an extradition arrangement with other countries inside the European Union and you were a criminal and committed an offence in another country inside the European Union, where do you think you might make for if you were hoping to evade justice?" |
| 'Cavalier' | |
| Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, who supports the continued use of the Warrant, told BBC News: "The government has not got agreement within the Conservative Party on supporting this vital national security measure." | |
| She accused David Cameron and Mrs May of "ducking and diving" in order to avoid a specific vote. | |
| In a letter to Ms Cooper, Mrs May wrote: "I shall be making very clear in the House on Monday - and am happy to do so now - that Monday's vote is a vote on the entire package of 35 measures." | |
| But the chairmen of three influential Parliamentary committees accused the government of a "cavalier approach" to the forthcoming debate. | But the chairmen of three influential Parliamentary committees accused the government of a "cavalier approach" to the forthcoming debate. |
| The European scrutiny, justice, and home affairs committees criticised the government's decision to present the 35 measures as one package, saying: "The form of debate and vote proposed by the government on Monday falls far short of the Committees' expectations." | The European scrutiny, justice, and home affairs committees criticised the government's decision to present the 35 measures as one package, saying: "The form of debate and vote proposed by the government on Monday falls far short of the Committees' expectations." |
| The Home Office said 11 of the measures - including the EAW - would be specifically voted on, and that if they were voted down, none of the 35 would be adopted by the UK. |