"I am absolutely shocked that he is still in post. I genuinely thought that, having misled parliament, that having misled the public, and having had one of his own local MPs, the home secretary, saying she had lost confidence in him, I honestly thought that anyone with integrity would at that point say I have to resign.'. The fact that he hasn't, I really think, is a stain on his character that, if he doesn't act quickly, he won't be able to remove."
"The threat was greatly exaggerated, leaving a safety committee that relied on the police intelligence with little or no option but to ban them, the report said. It said the force made misleading statements due to confirmation bias and carelessness rather than any deliberate distortion, but not due to antisemitism. Nor was it due to bowing to political pressure from those in Birmingham angered by Israel's alleged genocide in Gaza."
Sir Andy Cooke, the chief inspector of constabulary, found multiple errors in West Midlands Police's intelligence about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and concluded the threat was greatly exaggerated. A safety committee that relied on that intelligence banned the fans from a November Europa League match. Inspectors attributed misleading statements to confirmation bias and carelessness rather than deliberate distortion, antisemitism, or political pressure related to anger over Israel's actions in Gaza. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she had lost confidence in chief constable Craig Guildford. Health Secretary Wes Streeting demanded resignation and described Guildford's continued tenure as a stain on his character, but Guildford remains in post.
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