The Maccabi fan ban scandal explained - and what next for the police
The Story15 Jan

The Maccabi fan ban scandal explained - and what next for the police

The home secretary has said she has lost confidence in West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford, after a "damning" report into the decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match with Aston Villa last year. Shabana Mahmood said the report from Sir Andy Cooke, the chief inspector of constabulary, identified widespread failings at the force. But how did we get here? What did this case teach us about the way policing and politics interact? And after yet another scandal, what next for the police?

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Guest: Gabirel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Olivia Case and Taryn Siegel.

Read more: Plot to attack Maccabi fans ‘should have been treated as hate crime’

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Photo: Getty Images.

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