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Police chief clings to his job after losing confidence of Home Secretary

Craig Guildford is under pressure as part of the fallout over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending Villa Park in November.

Evening Standard

Police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv ban clings to job despite home secretary wanting him to quit

Shabana Mahmood has lost confidence in Craig Guildford over his force’s ‘exaggerated and untrue’ intelligence assessments

The Guardian - UK

What did West Midlands police chief get wrong in decision to ban Maccabi fans?

Craig Guildford’s job is on the line after a damning police inspectorate report laid bare the force’s intelligence failures

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‘We stopped HS2 seizing half our family farm – now we’re under threat again’

After seeing off HS2, dairy farmer John Edge fears Labour’s plan for a new north-south railway line will only continue years of uncertainty over the future of his land

The Independent UK

Labour ban on peaceful protest at animal-testing centres slated as ‘draconian assault on democracy’

Free-speech and rights activists warn of slide towards criminalising right to free assembly

The Independent UK

UK government urges police official to quit over ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans

The U.K.'s home secretary has urged the head of West Midlands Police to resign following a report on the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa

The Independent UK

Home Secretary says she has no confidence in police boss after Maccabi fan ban

She also expressed frustration that she was not able to sack chief constable Craig Guildford herself.

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Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has ‘no confidence’ in police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

The home secretary has declared that she will change the law to give her the power to dismiss the chief constable of West Midlands Police

The Independent UK

Police chief admits misleading MPs in Maccabi Tel Aviv hearing after using AI tool

West Midland Police’s chief constable Craig Guildford said an error arose from the use of the artificial intelligence tool Microsoft Co Pilot

Evening Standard

Home secretary says she has lost confidence in police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

Shabana Mahmood’s statement on Craig Guildford comes after inquiry finds intelligence on Israeli fans ‘exaggerated or simply untrue’

The Guardian - UK

Police chief apologises for error in evidence over Maccabi football fan ban

West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford wrote to the Home Affairs Committee to apologise.

Evening Standard

Decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match challenged by Dutch police

Exclusive: Dutch police question claims used by West Midlands force in evidence to inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Jewish community ‘frustrated’ with police over handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

West Midlands police face MPs after barring Israeli football team’s supporters from match against Aston Villa

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West Midlands police insist decision to ban Maccabi fans ‘not politically influenced’

Police leaders defend position after being recalled to give further evidence in second hearing to home affairs committee

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The Independent UK

Police banned Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans over fears they would ‘come to harm from UK extremists’

The Jewish Board of Deputies has called for the resignation of the chief constable of West Midlands Police over the shock admission

The Guardian - UK

Jewish groups warned ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending match could be seen as ‘antisemitic’

Minutes obtained under freedom of information laws show West Midlands police flagged concerns over decision ahead of Aston Villa match

The Independent UK

Police apologise to MPs over Maccabi ban claims

West Midlands Police admitted there was ‘no documented feedback’ that British Jews wanted Maccabi Tel Aviv fans barred from the game at Villa Park

The Guardian - UK

MPs to recall West Midlands police chief over evidence error on Maccabi fans ban

Craig Guildford told to provide more documents and not ‘mislead parliament’ after fans were banned from Europa Cup game

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The Guardian - UK

West Midlands police chief sorry for saying Jewish community supported Maccabi fan ban

Senior officer had told MPs some Jewish representatives did not want Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa game classified as high risk

The Independent UK

Police ‘apologise to Jewish community’ over Tel Aviv fan ban claim

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

Evening Standard

Police defend Israeli fans ban after claims it was based on false intelligence

Netherlands Police has reportedly disputed information in a West Midlands Police report which detailed justifications for the ban.

The Independent UK

UK police arrest 11 around soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv

British police have arrested 11 people around a Europa League soccer match in Birmingham between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv

The Guardian - UK

Fraught, tense and visceral: there’s never been a football match quite like Maccabi’s visit to Aston Villa

Undeniably strange and redolent of wider horrors at one remove, this Europa League tie was a groaning platter of geopolitics with a tiny little sprig of sport dusted across the top

The Independent UK

Eleven arrests and ‘death to IDF chants’ as protests overshadow Aston Villa’s win against Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv

Aston Villa 2-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv: Unai Emery’ side cruised to a comfortable win over Israeli opposition but few will leave Villa Park talking about the result

The Independent UK

Eleven arrests after pro-Palestine protest outside Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match

More than 700 officers deployed around Villa Park in massive policing operation for Europa League tie

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