The chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) #CraigGuildford has stepped down with immediate effect, as it's been announced he'll "retire" following a row over the force's decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match in Birmingham for safety reasons!
We know there's racism all over the UK
The issue here is that Chief Inspector has been expected to toe government views
#CraigGuildford made a decision based on impartiality.
Clearly errors were made, but Amsterdam police reported on Meccabi fans rampage on 27.11.
He acted to protect the public.
#C4News let's talk to some blokes in the pub near #AstonVilla about West Midlands Police Chief #CraigGuildford. After the whole #Maccabi fallout i don't see how any football clubs fans could ever be banned from UK.
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A squalid, cowardly, and disgusting witch hunt.
I see he didn't apologise. Good for him.
Happy retirement Sir.
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LATEST: No 10 'no longer has confidence' in West Midlands Police boss as pressure builds to resign TODAY!
๐ Time to go #CraigGuildford ... don't forget your nice Pension on the way out!
SOURCES: #WesStreetingMP would be "horrified" if #CraigGuildford - ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ of #WestMidlands police - remains in his post "by the end of the day", describing his behaviour as a "stain on his character"!
#CraigGuildford did NOT 'ban Jews' from a football game - no matter how often that lie is repeated by TV & Press
He made an informed decision 2 ban an ISRAELI team's supporters - 'supporters' who have a recent history of racism & football hooliganism
Conflating ISRAEL with all Jews is #antisemitic
"Wes Streeting tells West Midlands police chief to quit today"
> #Israel Lobby is desperate to defend football hooligans from Tel Aviv, and attack a Police Commissioner who made a perfectly reasonable decision to ban hoolies to prevent anticipated violence.
#CraigGuildford should NOT resign
What brought West Midlands Police Boss #CraigGuildford . Down is incompetence which Police used made up evidence by AI. What BBC & #Labour & #Conservative politicians are ignoring deliberately is there's plenty of evidence against #Maccabi .
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Is there anyone in the uk government that is not bought and paid for by Israel? #LaboutFriendsofIsrael #ConservativeFriendsofIsrael #CraigGuildford
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I'm no friend of Police but #CraigGuildford has been stitched up. We know as a fact #Maccabi fans caused trouble in Amsterdam & Stuttgart. We also know Maccabi match in #Israel was cancelled due to rioting. For Shabana Mahmood to try to pretend none of this happened is bizarre. #bbcpm
West Midlands Police Chief, #CraigGuildford looks like a dead man walking considering questions at #PMQS & #KierStarmer answer. I have to say West Midlands Police blaming AI for inclusion of some bad evidence in report on #Maccabi to Parliament was complete incompetence.
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MPs want #ShabanaMahmood to sack #CraigGuildford after he "misled parliament".
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