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Comment: Brexit deal's security gaps leave UK law enforcement to make do

By Martin Coyle and Jakub Krupa
  • 30 Dec 2020 11:04
  • 30 Dec 2020 11:04
Last week's Brexit deal brought little Christmas cheer for UK police and law-enforcement agencies, left with the prospect of having to cope with drastically reduced access to key European policing and security databases and mechanisms.  
The UK government has insisted that law enforcers won’t be hindered, but now that they have

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Martin Coyle

Senior Correspondent


Martin Coyle is a senior correspondent, based in MLex's London office, reporting daily on bribery and corruption issues in the UK and Europe. Previously he was a senior editor at Thomson Reuters where he covered anti-money laundering, financial crime and regulatory enforcement issues. Prior to that he was editor of The Accountant, the world's oldest accounting publication, and International Accounting Bulletin, a bi-monthly business journal owned by Lafferty.

Jakub Krupa

Senior Correspondent


Jakub joined MLex’s London team in August 2020 to report on topics including data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and telecom regulation, focusing on EU & UK regulatory and legal risk in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sectors. He is currently working on MLex's coverage of future mobility, in particular the rise of connected, electric and autonomous vehicles.

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