West Midlands Police have been accused of “appeasement” after they admitted that they banned Israeli football fans from Birmingham because they feared sections of the community would attack them.
In an excruciating appearance before the Commons home affairs committee, the most senior figures in the force attempted to justify the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa on 6 November last year, sparking political uproar, with Sir Keir Starmer “angered by the decision”.
