Paul Marinko 07 January 2026

Birmingham faces MP criticism surrounding football fan ban

Birmingham faces MP criticism surrounding football fan ban image
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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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