Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told the Commons she has no confidence in West Midlands Chief Constable Craig Guildford after he admitted fake AI ‘intelligence’ was used to ban Jewish fans from attending a football match last year. The results of the Inspectorate of Constabulary investigation were “damning”:
“On an issue of huge significance, we have witnessed a failure of leadership that has harmed its reputation and eroded public confidence more widely…”
Mahmood added she would reintroduce the Home Secretary’s power to sack chief constables for serious failures. For now, Guildford is “digging in”. Let’s see how long that lasts…
Peter Mandelson has finally said sorry for believing Jeffrey Epstein over the paedophile’s victims. He told BBC Newsnight:
“Yesterday, I did not want to be held responsible for his crimes of which I was ignorant, not indifferent, because of the lies he told me and so many others. I was wrong to believe him following his conviction and to continue my association with him afterwards. I apologise unequivocally for doing so to the women and girls who suffered. I was never culpable or complicit in his crimes. Like everyone else I learned the actual truth about him after his death. But his victims did know what he was doing, their voices were not heard and I am sorry I was amongst those who believed him over them.”