Arrest warrant rebels given sex crime alert

By Francis Elliott
Times
October 26, 2014

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article4248692.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2014_10_26

David Cameron and Theresa May: facing a crushing Commons rebellion over the 35 shared powers

The cases of a paedophile priest brought back to face trial from Tenerife and a rapist extradited from Greece are being used to persuade Tory MPs to adopt EU-wide crime powers.

David Cameron has been warned that he faces a crushing Commons rebellion when he asks MPs to vote for Britain to sign up to 35 shared powers, including the European arrest warrant (EAW).

Theresa May, the home secretary, will meet Michael Gove, the chief whip, and  others today to finalise plans for a charm offensive to lower the number of  rebels from the estimated 100.