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West Midlands Police may face second hearing and warned about misleading parliament

Force could now be recalled to appear before powerful committee of MPs

3 min read

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford (Image: Parliament TV).

Police officers deploy near Villa Park (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images).

West Midlands Police must face inquiry into Maccabi ban, say frontline politicians

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Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel (Image: Elliott Franks Photography)

Tories accuse government of refusing to recognise volume of aid entering Gaza

2 min read

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers an impassioned speech defending the right of the Jewish people to self-determination at a Labour Friends of Israel event (Photo: LFI)

Rachel Reeves: I’m an unapologetic Zionist

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West Midlands Police accused of using AI in report justifying Maccabi ban

Senior officers at the force have already admitted their intelligence report contained a reference to a fixture that never happened

2 min read

December 8, 2025 11:24

Green Party leader rebuked for claiming Chief Rabbi doesn’t represent UK Jews on Israel

Zack Polanski says left-wing group Breaking the Silence shifted his views on the Jewish state

3 min read

December 5, 2025 15:58

Green Party leader Zack Polanski (Image: YouTube/The Rest is Politics).

Amsterdam ‘Jew hunt’ victim says Villa Park ban was antisemitic

EXCLUSIVE: Maccabi Tel Aviv supporter speaks out as leading politicians say West Midlands Police chief must go

4 min read

December 3, 2025 13:38

Maccabi supporters at the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024 (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

West Midlands Police’s justification of banning Maccabi fans ‘blown apart’, claims senior Tory MP

Nick Timothy accused the force of being influenced by pro-Gaza independent MP Ayoub Khan

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December 3, 2025 13:01

I was hunted down and attacked in Amsterdam – will I ever leave Israel again?

Raz Magnezi was attacked in the Dutch capital last November

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December 3, 2025 13:01

Farage should apologise to classmates for alleged antisemitism, Attorney General says

Lord Hermer, who is Jewish, said the Reform UK leader must ‘address the concerns of the Jewish community’

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December 2, 2025 15:23

Attorney General Lord Hermer (Image: Getty)

West Midlands Police cited fictitious match in report ahead of Maccabi game

Senior officers from the force made the admission to a parliamentary committee

2 min read

December 1, 2025 18:04

Pro-Palestinian protesters outside Villa Park in Birmingham on November 6 (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Police advice on Maccabi fan ban in question again after violence by supporters of Swiss club at Villa Park

Politicians and Jewish leaders ask why BSC Young Boys fans were allowed in Birmingham last night despite previous clashes

2 min read

November 28, 2025 16:17

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Donyell Malen of Aston Villa reacts as a plastic cup thrown by the BSC Young Boys fans hits him on the head as he celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between Aston Villa FC and BSC Young Boys at Villa Park on November 27, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister ‘very troubled’ by questions over police role in Maccabi fan ban

Sir Keir Starmer tells JC ‘we need to get to the bottom of it’

2 min read

November 27, 2025 17:33

Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to the Bushey United Synagogue, where he met and spoke with members (Image: Getty).

Amsterdam Mayor says she ‘does not recognise’ Birmingham police claim about violent Maccabi fans

Femke Halsema rejects key claims attributed to Dutch authorities by West Midlands Police about what happened during the Maccabi-Ajax match

2 min read

November 27, 2025 12:49

Maccabi supporters wave yellow flags next to Israeli flags during the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Image: Getty)

Manchester police chief criticises decision to ban Maccabi fans

‘I think banning generally is problematic, both practically and tactically’, said Sir Stephen Watson

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November 26, 2025 14:59

Greater Manchester Police's Sir Stephen Watson speaking to radio station LBC (Image: LBC/X)

Lord Mann accuses Farage of ‘appalling attempt’ to ‘shrug off’ allegations of antisemitism

The Reform UK leader says he ‘did not say the things that have been published’ and that he never ‘directly racially abused anyone’, but admitted that he may have ‘misspoken’

2 min read

November 26, 2025 13:13

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage speaking at an event in Wales (Image: Getty)

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

West Midlands Police may face second hearing and warned about misleading parliament

West Midlands Police must face inquiry into Maccabi ban, say frontline politicians

Tories accuse government of refusing to recognise volume of aid entering Gaza

Rachel Reeves: I’m an unapologetic Zionist

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I was hunted down and attacked in Amsterdam – will I ever leave Israel again?

Farage should apologise to classmates for alleged antisemitism, Attorney General says

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Police advice on Maccabi fan ban in question again after violence by supporters of Swiss club at Villa Park

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Amsterdam Mayor says she ‘does not recognise’ Birmingham police claim about violent Maccabi fans

Manchester police chief criticises decision to ban Maccabi fans

Lord Mann accuses Farage of ‘appalling attempt’ to ‘shrug off’ allegations of antisemitism