30-03-2017 08:34 via theguardian.com

Don't blackmail us over security, EU warns May

Prime minister’s remarks in article 50 letter prompt reply that other member states will not accept security collaboration as bargaining chipTheresa May warned European leaders that failure to reach a comprehensive Brexit agreement will result in a weakening of cooperation on crime and security, triggering accusations that her remarks amounted to blackmail.Senior figures in Brussels complained about the prime minister’s remarks, while critics in Westminster also piled in, arguing tha
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