UK access to EU crime and illegal migration data reportedly denied

Keir Starmer suggested last year EU leaders had shown an interest in giving the UK access to the intelligence database used to identify people seeking asylum. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

A UK request for access to shared European Union crime and illegal migration data has reportedly been rejected in a blow to Keir Starmer’s hopes of a post-Brexit relations “reset”.

British negotiators have been hoping to reach a deal on gaining access to the Schengen Information System (SIS), a vital tool for sharing police alerts across borders within the area where 29 countries have abolished passport controls.