Overview
- Leaked Silver Command logs from match day recorded masked groups heading toward Villa Park, gatherings of more than 100 males, and the Maccabi delegation moved hours early to sleep inside the stadium as a security measure.
- Internal entries show senior officers planned to describe the operation as "largely peaceful" to dampen online reaction, contrasting with the logged threats and the force’s prior admission that it withheld high‑confidence intelligence about locals planning to arm themselves.
- His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, led by Sir Andy Cooke, is delivering an expedited account to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood this week, with findings expected to be shared with Parliament.
- Members of the Home Affairs Select Committee and senior MPs say Chief Constable Craig Guildford misled Parliament and are preparing to urge his removal, though any dismissal would require action by the police and crime commissioner.
- Documents show West Midlands Police consulted mosque representatives before recommending the ban and that Green Lane Mosque’s then chief executive sat on Guildford’s appointment panel, as Dutch officials formally dispute UK claims about warnings on Maccabi supporters.