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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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Senior Tory MP blasts 'disgraceful' EU justice vote

The chair of the European Scrutiny Committee, veteran Tory MP Bill Cash, has called the Government's handling of today's vote on EU justice measures "disgraceful".

Tory MP Bill Cash speaking in todays' debate.

Mr Cash and other Conservatives were angry that there had not been a specific vote on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW).

Instead MPs were asked to vote on an entire package of 35 draft regulations, including the EAW.

This is a disgraceful way of going about a very, very important matter. It is tainted with chicanery, it is not the way this Parliament should be treated...

The reason that it is being done in this fashion is to avoid having a real decision taken today as was promised to us by the Prime Minister only a few weeks ago. This is a travesty of our parliamentary proceedings.

– Bill Cash MP

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