THERESA MAY has warned EU leaders they risk having blood on their hands unless they agree a full post-Brexit security deal.

In a direct address, the PM said Brussels was ignoring the “safety of its citizens” by threatening to freeze Britain out of a string of pan-European security and policing initiatives that map the movement of terrorists and criminals.

3 The PM has warned EU leaders they risk having blood on their hands unless they agree to a full post-Brexit security deal Credit: Getty - Contributor

And she pleaded with Angela Merkel and other EU leaders to order the Commission’s Brexit negotiators to be more flexible to “unlock” an agreement after Friday's talks.

The PM said: “I would urge you to consider what is the best interests of the safety of your citizens and mine.”

The blast at a tense EU Council in Brussels came as relations with the bloc plunged towards a new low.

Irish Taioseach Leo Varadkar enraged Brexit backers by saying Britain had to realise it was not an equal partner in talks –saying: “We are 500 million, the UK is 60 million”.

3 Leo Varadkar said Britain had to realise it was not an equal partner in talks Credit: Reuters

And European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker said the “divisions” in Theresa May’s Cabinet risked a No Deal.

He said: “I don’t have to lecture Theresa May, but I would like our British friends to make clear their position.

"They have to say what they want and we will respond to that.”

The Sun two weeks ago revealed Eurocrats are insisting Britain is treated as a “third party” after Brexit.

This would see the UK blocked from databases that help tackling terror and cross-border crime unless it abides by European human rights laws.

Under a “guillotine clause” Britain would be cut off if it failed to implement any judgement from the European Court of Human Rights.

3 Jean Claude Juncker said the divisions in Theresa May’s Cabinet risked a no-deal scenario Credit: AFP or licensors

Earlier this month Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the Commission’s position was “reckless” given how the UK had helped thwart terror attacks.

The UK currently shares vital information through key agencies and databases where member states share real-time information on criminal movements and DNA profiles.

On one – ECRIS – the UK received 163,000 requests last year from member states asking for information on criminal records.

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The PM said that without a new deal to preserve “existing legal frameworks”, the UK would not be able to respond “as swiftly”.

She said: “We would no longer be able to share real-time alerts for wanted persons including serious criminals.

“We would be able to respond less swiftly to alerts for missing people on either side of the Channel and our collective ability to map terrorist network s across Europe and bring those responsible to justice would be reduced.”

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