article_snippet: the UK opts out of the agreement, which Margaret Thatcher refused to sign 30 years ago to sneers from fellow European leaders.
article_snippet: The home affairs committee warns:
article_snippet: The MPs also cast doubt on the Home Office’s ability to carry out new exit checks on everybody leaving the country from April 8.
article_snippet: The MPs said The MPs expected ministers to agree a series of exemptions – such as not checking the passports of British tourists leaving by coach.