Mahmood meets Brunner on Monday

UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood will meet EU home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner on Monday for talks on law enforcement cooperation and counter-terrorism.

Meeting follows PM's database push

The meeting comes days after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he wanted to rejoin European law enforcement databases from which the UK has been locked out since Brexit.

Agenda covers migration and security

According to the European Commission, they will discuss migration, border management, law enforcement cooperation and counter-terrorism, with Frontex data showing a 43 percent decline in small boats crossing the Channel.

Two databases on the table

The UK wants to rejoin Eurodac, which collects fingerprints and facial images of asylum seekers from age six, and the Schengen Information System, which tracks missing persons, stolen goods and fugitives.

Burnham: data sharing is control

Burnham told MPs that restoring data sharing on immigration was one of the most positive aspects of his meeting with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in New York.

“one of the most positive aspects of my meeting with [the European Commission] president [Ursula] von der Leyen in New York, was her openness to the conversation about restoring data sharing on immigration across the UK, across Europe”

Brunner: UK contribution indispensable

EU commissioner Magnus Brunner said the UK's contribution is indispensable to suppressing irregular migration, noting illegal crossings are down 43 percent and asylum applications at record lows.

“the UK's contribution is indispensable”

Brunner to visit UK security agencies

Brunner will also meet MI5 director general Ken McCallum, visit the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, and meet officials from the UK's child sexual abuse centre to discuss joint crime-fighting efforts.