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Former West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford (Image: ParliamentTV)

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Former jihadi who wants Muslims to ‘learn to fight’ runs for Birmingham City Council

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West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster (Association of Police and Crime Commissioners)

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West Midlands PCC offered ‘blank cheque’ to extremist mosque involved in Maccabi ban talks

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West Midlands Police 'covered up' threat to Israeli team with claim match day was peaceful

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

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

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

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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’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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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).

West Midlands Police repeat claims ‘trashed by the Dutch police’ in letter to key parliamentary committee

Conservative MP Nick Timothy echoed calls for the police to publish all information used to justify Maccabi fan ban

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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A member of the public holds a protest sign which reads 'Football Shouldn't Cover Up Genocide' outside the stadium prior to the UEFA Europa League match between Aston Villa FC and Maccabi Tel Aviv at Villa Park on November 06, 2025 (Getty Images)

West Midlands Police relied on ‘false intelligence’ for Maccabi ban, say Dutch authorities

Amsterdam police spokesman said he was “surprised” by the allegations of Israeli violence

By Jane Prinsley

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November 23, 2025 12:59

A giant Palestinian flag hangs outside Villa Park ahead of the Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa League football match on November 06, 2025 in Birmingham (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

Kafkaesque smears against Maccabi fans cannot be allowed to rest

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November 19, 2025 11:53

Police outside the stadium prior to the match between Aston Villa FC and Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC at Villa Park . (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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West Midlands Police used ‘false information’ created by AI to justify ban on Israeli fans, MPs find

Former jihadi who wants Muslims to ‘learn to fight’ runs for Birmingham City Council

West Midlands PCC offered ‘blank cheque’ to extremist mosque involved in Maccabi ban talks

West Midlands Police 'covered up' threat to Israeli team with claim match day was peaceful

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

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

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

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