Overview
- Documents reported by the Mail on Sunday suggest the Home Secretary was briefed on October 8 about a possible away-fan ban, eight days earlier than she previously indicated, with her office noting she has commissioned an Inspectorate inquiry.
- West Midlands Police told MPs they held September intelligence that local elements planned attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, despite publicly backing the ban by characterising Israeli fans as uniquely violent.
- Police leaders were recalled by the Home Affairs Select Committee, where MPs questioned whether relevant threat information was withheld and noted Dutch authorities have denied providing supportive intelligence.
- Green Lane Mosque was consulted over the ban and its representative took part in assessing the force’s chief constable during his appointment process, according to disclosures referenced in committee correspondence and media reports.
- Political pressure escalated as senior figures, including Kemi Badenoch, called for Chief Constable Craig Guildford to resign, with critics accusing the force of removing Jewish fans instead of protecting them pending the watchdog’s findings.