"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 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."
"A preliminary review by the policing watchdog into the force's intelligence gathering found "confirmation bias" influenced the decision to bar supporters of the Israeli football team from attending Villa Park in November. His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Andy Cooke said several "inaccuracies" had been included in a report given to Birmingham's safety advisory group by West Midlands Police, including reference to a non-existent fixture between between Maccabi Tel Aviv and West Ham."
Craig Guildford apologised for providing incorrect evidence to a Home Affairs Select Committee, including denying that AI was used in a report that led to the ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she had lost confidence in the chief constable after a damning review by the chief inspector of constabulary and described a failure of leadership. A policing watchdog's preliminary review found confirmation bias affected intelligence gathering and identified inaccuracies in a report, including reference to a non-existent fixture between Maccabi Tel Aviv and West Ham. Senior ministers criticised Guildford's failure to resign.
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