The decision follows follows a ‘damning’ report on his handling of the affair
By Lorin Bell-Cross
Simon Foster has said he will ‘follow the process’ and resisted calls to immediately fire West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford over the scandal
By Jamie Shapiro
Wes Streeting said that ‘anyone with integrity’ would step down and he would be ‘horrified’ if Craig Guildford remained in his post
Shabana Mahmood told MPs the police ‘overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi fans, while understating the risk that posed to the Israeli fans’
The force’s intelligence report contained reference to a game that never happened between Maccabi and West Ham
Internal report on events in hours before Maccabi Tel Aviv game from which fans were banned reveals players were hunted and groups looked for a fight
By Gill Levy
The answer to why WMP retreated from risks they themselves identified is simple: cowardice and a lack of integrity
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West Midlands Police claimed their Israeli counterparts ‘missed an opportunity’ to ‘exchange intelligence’, but Israeli officials insist they were never invited
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Jewish communal groups have called for Craig Guildford’s resignation, as has opposition leader Kemi Badenoch
Lord Mann’s warning comes as controversy continues to swirl over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban in Birmingham
By Jane Prinsley
Former FA chairman David Bernstein speaks out as politicians and Jewish leaders call for West Midlands Police chiefs to quit in growing crisis for force
The key dates and developments in the ongoing dispute that shows no sign of fading away
The force drew up the ‘intelligence’ after the decision of “no away fans” had already been taken, the Sunday Times reports
Representatives of the force even noted that Jewish groups ‘expressed concern that banning away fans could be perceived as antisemitic’, according to official records disclosed under a Freedom of Information request
Chief Constable Craig Guildford admitted the force had ‘no documented feedback’ from the community when the claim was made, but insisted there was ‘never any intention to mislead’
By Jacob Jaffa
Move by the Independent Office for Police Conduct described as ‘unprecedented’
By Eliana Jordan
