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Labour to force European Arrest Warrant vote

Labour will force a vote on the controversial European Arrest Warrant after a debate on the topic failed to take place in parliament yesterday.

The party are expected to push for it to happen next on November 19, saying it was necessary to avoid any later legal challenges.

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Labour to force European Arrest Warrant vote

Labour are expected to push for an EAW vote on November 19. Credit: PA

Labour will force a vote on the controversial European Arrest Warrant after a debate on the topic failed to take place in parliament yesterday.

The party are expected to push for it to happen next Thursday, saying it was necessary to avoid any later legal challenges.

It had been due to be discussed as part of 35 EU measures the UK must decide to opt into.

Home Secretary Theresa May said the government regarded the EAW vote as a Commons verdict on the whole package.

But Speaker John Bercow postponed it after blasting ministers for trying to "slip things through".

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