- British Prime Minister Theresa May has proposed a new security agreement between the UK and the EU.
- The new treaty would aim to keep people safe "now and in the years ahead." The speech comes after critics have accused Brexit and May of putting joint working to combat terrorism and crime at risk.
Theresa May has proposed a new UK-EU security treaty to maintain full cooperation when Britain leaves the European Union.
Speaking to representatives of more than 70 countires at a conference in Munich on Saturday morning, she stressed that "security and prosperity is bound to global security and prosperity," and that Britain wants to continue cooperation with Europe as it leaves the European Union.
"The British people took a legitimate decision to bring decision-making and accountability closer to home, but it has always been the case that our security at home is best advanced through global operation, working with institutions that support that, including the EU," she said.
"Changing the structures by which we work together should not mean we lose sight of our common aim — the protection of our people and the advance of our common interests across the world.
She added: "The UK is just as committed to Europe's security in the future as we have been in the past. Europe's security is our security."
The speech — titled "Road to Brexit: A Security Partnership" — comes after critics have accused the Prime Minister of "putting joint working to combat terrorism and organised crime at risk," according to The Independent, as Brexit threatens Britain's membership of the European arrest warrant and Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency.
Source : businessinsider
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