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

Streeting ‘horrified’ if police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv ban not gone by end of day

Wes Streeting outside number 10 Downing Street.
Wes Streeting said it would be a ‘stain’ on Craig Guildford’s character if he did not resign. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Wes Streeting has said he would be “horrified” if the chief constable of West Midlands police remains in his post “by the end of the day”, describing his behaviour as a “stain on his character”.

There are mounting calls for Craig Guildford, who leads West Midlands police, to resign after a damning report by the chief inspectorate criticised the force’s handling of intelligence used to justify the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a Europa League match in November.

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