A West Midlands Police chief did not mean to imply to MPs that there were members of the Jewish community who had explicitly expressed support for the exclusion of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a football match, the force has said.
The decision not to allow supporters of the Israeli team to attend the Europa League game against Aston Villa in early November sparked political uproar, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “angered by the decision”.
