A ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending an Aston Villa match is “the wrong decision”, Sir Keir Starmer has said amid condemnation of the move.

Fans of the Israeli side were barred from the club’s Europa League visit to Aston Villa amid public safety fears, with police saying they had classified the match as high risk.

Birmingham’s Safety Advisory Group – the body responsible for issuing safety certificates for every match at Villa Park – informed Villa that no away fans will be permitted to attend the 6 November fixture in Birmingham. New Feature

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The move was condemned by Jewish political leaders, and was branded a “national disgrace” by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and a “shameful decision” by Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa

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