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Police chief clings to his job after losing confidence of Home Secretary

Craig Guildford is under pressure as part of the fallout over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending Villa Park in November.

Evening Standard

Police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv ban clings to job despite home secretary wanting him to quit

Shabana Mahmood has lost confidence in Craig Guildford over his force’s ‘exaggerated and untrue’ intelligence assessments

The Guardian - UK

What did West Midlands police chief get wrong in decision to ban Maccabi fans?

Craig Guildford’s job is on the line after a damning police inspectorate report laid bare the force’s intelligence failures

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West Midlands Police admits ‘mistakes made’ over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

The force did not address the future of its Chief Constable Craig Guildford.

Evening Standard

UK government urges police official to quit over ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans

The U.K.'s home secretary has urged the head of West Midlands Police to resign following a report on the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa

The Independent UK

Home Secretary says she has no confidence in police boss after Maccabi fan ban

She also expressed frustration that she was not able to sack chief constable Craig Guildford herself.

Evening Standard

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has ‘no confidence’ in police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

The home secretary has declared that she will change the law to give her the power to dismiss the chief constable of West Midlands Police

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UK police apologise to parliament after admitting a major and controversial policy decision was based on AI making stuff up

The force had previously insisted "we do not use AI."

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Police chief admits misleading MPs in Maccabi Tel Aviv hearing after using AI tool

West Midland Police’s chief constable Craig Guildford said an error arose from the use of the artificial intelligence tool Microsoft Co Pilot

Evening Standard

Home secretary says she has lost confidence in police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

Shabana Mahmood’s statement on Craig Guildford comes after inquiry finds intelligence on Israeli fans ‘exaggerated or simply untrue’

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands police chief apologises after AI error used to justify Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

Craig Guildford says he gave incorrect evidence to MPs and mistake arose from ‘use of Microsoft Copilot’

The Guardian - UK

Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood to make a statement to MPs after receiving report on the decision

The Independent UK

Police chief apologises for error in evidence over Maccabi football fan ban

West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford wrote to the Home Affairs Committee to apologise.

Evening Standard

UK politics: West Midlands crime commissioner resists calls for immediate sacking of chief constable – as it happened

Simon Foster says he will give report into force’s handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban ‘careful consideration’ in deciding Craig Guildford’s fate

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West Midlands police commissioner criticises MPs for bias against chief constable

Exclusive: Simon Foster is the man responsible for deciding if Craig Guildford should be fired over Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

The Guardian - UK

Israelis demonised as a ‘vehicle for hatred of Jews’, says UK terror laws watchdog

Jonathan Hall calls for police forces to clamp down on racial hatred based on nationality

The Guardian - UK

Decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match challenged by Dutch police

Exclusive: Dutch police question claims used by West Midlands force in evidence to inquiry

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Jewish community ‘frustrated’ with police over handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

West Midlands police face MPs after barring Israeli football team’s supporters from match against Aston Villa

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The Guardian - UK

West Midlands police insist decision to ban Maccabi fans ‘not politically influenced’

Police leaders defend position after being recalled to give further evidence in second hearing to home affairs committee

The Guardian - UK

MPs to recall West Midlands police chief over evidence error on Maccabi fans ban

Craig Guildford told to provide more documents and not ‘mislead parliament’ after fans were banned from Europa Cup game

Evening Standard

We want to ‘give as much information as possible’ on suspects – chief constable

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford said police ‘have to operate within the bounds of the rules of the law’.

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands police out of special measures after ‘record turnaround’

Crime clear-up quadruples to 13% since November but inspectorate warns there is still work to be done

The Independent UK

West Midlands Police put in special measures for failing to manage risk from sex offenders and child abusers

Police watchdog finds force is not effectively managing risks posed by registered sex offenders or online child abusers

The Independent UK

Chief constable ‘completely disagrees’ with decision to increase monitoring

West Midlands Police was moved to an enhanced level of monitoring after a review by the police inspectorate.

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands police force says it doesn’t deserve to be in special measures

Second biggest force in England and Wales accused of carrying out poor investigations and failing victims of crime

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