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SAFETY

Birmingham faces MP criticism surrounding football fan ban

MPs have accused Birmingham City Council of providing a ‘biased picture’ surrounding the decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa Football Club (c) Michael715 / Shutterstock

MPs have accused Birmingham City Council of providing a ‘biased picture' surrounding the decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match against Aston Villa.

Birmingham's leader and two senior officers were quizzed on Tuesday over the appropriateness of councillors campaigning to ban the match to be sitting on the committee considering whether away fans should be banned.

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