58 m. ago West Midlands Police chief is retiring with a full pension after facing mounting calls to quit for misleading MPs and the public over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

Craig Guildford had been facing immense pressure to leave his post for misleading MPs and the public over the decision to bar supporters of the Israeli side.

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79 m. ago West Midlands police chief to retire after Maccabi fan ban criticism

Chief constable Craig Guildford will step down as the head of the force following mounting pressure for him to quit.

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85 m. ago West Midlands police chief steps down after row over Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

Craig Guildford’s retirement comes after inquiry found force used ‘exaggerated and untrue’ intelligence to justify banCraig Guildford has announced his retirement as chief constable of West Midlands police, after an official inquiry found his force used “exaggerated and untrue” intelligence to justify a ban on fans of an Israeli football team.The pressure on one of Britain’s most senior chief constables had been intense after the basis for his force’s claims about the ban unravelled and the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said she had no confidence in him. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago West Midlands police chief to retire after resisting calls to quit over Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban row

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood told MPs she has ‘no confidence’ in Chief constable Craig Guildford after receiving report on the decision

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2 h. ago West Midlands Police chief is set to retire with a full pension after facing mounting calls to quit for misleading MPs and the public over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

Craig Guildford had been facing immense pressure to leave his post for misleading MPs and the public over the decision to bar supporters of the Israeli side.

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2 h. ago West Midlands police boss ‘due to retire’ amid Maccabi fan ban fallout

Police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands Simon Foster is expected to speak to the media later and announce the exit of Craig Guildford.

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3 h. ago West Midlands police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban row

Craig Guildford’s exit comes after inquiry found force used ‘exaggerated and untrue’ intelligence to justify banCraig Guildford is to retire as chief constable of West Midlands police, the Guardian understands.His departure comes after an official inquiry found his force used “exaggerated and untrue” intelligence to justify a ban on Israeli football fans. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago West Midlands police chief to retire after row over Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

Craig Guildford’s exit comes after inquiry found force used ‘exaggerated and untrue’ intelligence to justify banCraig Guildford is to retire as chief constable of West Midlands police, the Guardian understands.His departure comes after an official inquiry found his force used “exaggerated and untrue” intelligence to justify a ban on fans of an Israeli football team. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago West Midlands Police Chief who clung on to his job amid anti

Embattled police chief Craig Guildford is expected to quit today after Downing Street called for him to go over the Maccabi football fan scandal

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30 h. ago The Jeremy Corbyn supporting lawyer who is the only person who can sack under fire West Midlands Police chief

Simon Foster is the only man with the power to dismiss the West Midlands Police chief, but has so far declined to do so in the face of significant pressure.

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32 h. ago Wes Streeting says he will be 'horrified' if under fire West Midlands Police chief is still in a job by the end of the day after he 'misled MPs and the public' over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

West Midlands Police chief Craig Guildford defied calls to step down and a Labour police and crime commissioner refused to remove him in the wake of a damning inquest.

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32 h. ago Streeting piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down

Wes Streeting said he was ‘absolutely shocked’ that Craig Guildford remained in his post after the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban controversy.

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33 h. ago 'Resign today,' Cabinet minister tells Chief Constable in storm over Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

Health Secretary Wes Streeting slams West Midlands police boss Craig Guildford

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39 h. ago STEPHEN POLLARD: By clinging on, the West Midlands Police Chief is shaming the uniform

The competition may be intense, but surely the most contemptible man in Britain today is Craig Guildford, the chief constable of West Midlands Police.

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39 h. ago Shameless! Scathing report condemns West Midlands Police's lies over its call to ban Israeli football fans as Home Secretary says she's lost confidence in under

It is the first time in more than 20 years that a Home Secretary has put such pressure on the head of a police force to go, a move which received widespread cross-party support.

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41 h. ago Police chief clings to his job after losing confidence of Home Secretary

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

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45 h. ago 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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47 h. ago How can he cling on? West Midlands Police chief 'refuses to quit' over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban despite losing the confidence of Shabana Mahmood

The force has come under intense scrutiny after supporters of the Israeli football team were barred from travelling to the football match at Villa Park in Birmingham last November.

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47 h. ago Police chief behind Maccabi supporters ban is victim of ‘a witch hunt’ says local MP

Calls for the West Midlands Police chief behind a ban on Israeli football fans attending a game in the UK last year to step down are ‘a witch hunt’, a local MP has said.

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48 h. ago West Midlands police boss declines to sack chief constable amid ‘damning’ review

PCC Simon Foster has said he listened to Shabana Mahmood’s statement on Wednesday and awaits a parliamentary report over the matter.

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