Police want to give as much information as possible about suspects, amid allegations there has been a "cover-up" of alleged offences by asylum seekers, a chief constable has said. Loading audio...

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford said police are "always striving to be transparent", but are governed by rules.

Mr Guildford told LBC he would have taken the same action as his colleague from Warwickshire Police, amid an alleged "cover-up" of details about two men, reported to be Afghan asylum seekers, who were charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said that he "absolutely" believes that information about charged suspects' immigration status should be made available by police.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has calle

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