Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs

Select committee says late' decision to overturn exclusion of fans did little more than inflame tensions'

The government's response to West Midlands police's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was clumsy", late" and did little more than inflame tensions", a group of MPs has found.

A report by the home affairs select committee, published on Sunday, analysed the original decision to ban away fans from a Europa League fixture with Aston Villa in November, as well as the advice that led to it.