Dan Peters 15 January 2026

Cotton piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down

Cotton piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down image
John Cotton @ CllrJohnCotton

Birmingham City Council’s Labour leader John Cotton has called for the chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, to stand down.

It comes after a highly critical preliminary review into the decision to ban Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv's fans from a match against Aston Villa last year.

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