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HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI have made it absolutely clear that it is perfectly acceptable for people to hold strong and passionate views about what is happening in Israel and Gaza, and that there is a…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI like the hon. Lady, but I have to say that she is doing the people of Birmingham no favours with that sort of rhetoric. The conflation that she makes between all Maccabi Tel…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanIn that case, can we have a little more decorum, because there are people outside of this place whose lives are being directly affected by the debate we are having and the tone of…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanThe decision that was made last night, as I understand it, was on the basis of rioting occurring at a live event. It was not a decision that is unprecedented in the UK from a…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanWe as a Government are not prepared to accept that people cannot attend a football match in Birmingham because of who they are. There are many, many Aston Villa fans who are…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanHad West Midlands police made a different decision, I really do wonder whether the hon. Gentleman would have come to this House to question that decision. I am afraid that I…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI am really happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. I thank him for the work he has done over many years, and not just on Hillsborough but on football as a whole.20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanLast week, Aston Villa released a statement that away fans would not be permitted to attend their game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on 6 November. The decision was taken by Birmingham…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI can hear and understand the right hon. Lady’s frustration. We are working at pace and pulling every lever at our disposal to give the police and Birmingham city council the…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI do not think it helpful to question people’s motives. In the work we have done with West Midlands police, I have no hesitation in saying that they have made an assessment of the…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanCompletely.20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanFirst, may I thank the shadow Secretary of State for bringing this urgent question to the House? I know the issue is of concern to so many parliamentarians and to so many people…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanEarlier this year, I hosted a roundtable with Lord Mann and the Board of Deputies to discuss the role of Jewish people in the widest range of public life, particularly in relation…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanMy right hon. Friend the Communities Secretary has worked very closely with Birmingham city council, and I echo my hon. Friend’s comments about the leader and commend the council…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI think my hon. Friend has put it better than I could.20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI echo those comments, and I take this moment to pay tribute to those faith organisations. The Communities Secretary and I have been pleased to work with them in anticipation of…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI thank the hon. Lady for her questions; I will try to address them all. I think the Home Secretary has given a full account of the fact that she was kept updated about these…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanMy hon. Friend is a great champion for his Jewish constituents. I have met Jewish community organisations over the last few days to give them that assurance that the Government…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI am happy to join the right hon. Member in calling that out.20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanCan I just say to the hon. Gentleman that I am appalled by the specific incidents and chants he mentions, and that none of us in this House should seek to condone them in any…20 Oct 2025