Home Office told last week of potential Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban, police unit says
Home Office told last week of potential Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban, police unit says
The Home Office was told last week that a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a football match in Birmingham was being considered, a police unit has said.
On Thursday, Aston Villa said the city's Safety Advisory Group (SAG) - which advises the council on whether to issue safety certificates - decided that fans of the Israeli club should not be permitted to attend the Europa League fixture on 6 November.
The Home Office had been briefed that restrictions on visiting fans might be imposed, but the BBC understands officials were not informed about the final decision.
Authorities are facing mounting pressure to resolve the situation and the government said earlier on Friday that talks were happening "at pace" to overturn the ban.
On Friday evening the government said it would do "everything in our power" to make sure all fans could attend the match, adding that it was exploring what additional resources were required.
Sir Keir Starmer called the move to block fans attending "wrong", adding "we will "not tolerate antisemitism on our streets", while there has also been criticism from other party leaders.
Downing Street said the Home Office was "urgently working to support police to try and find a way through this" and Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Lisa Nandy was meeting officials.
The SAG will review the decision if West Midlands Police changes its risk assessment for the match, Birmingham City Council said.
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