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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent

Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs

Mounted police outside Aston Villa football stadium.
The report also said West Midlands Police relied on ‘inaccurate information’ about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. Photograph: Lab Ky Mo/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

The government’s response to West Midlands police’s ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was “clumsy”, “late” and “did little more than inflame tensions”, a group of MPs has found.

A report by the home affairs select committee, published on Sunday, analysed the original decision to ban away fans from a Europa League fixture with Aston Villa in November, as well as the advice that led to it.

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