Guildford wrote to the committee last month, stating: “We engaged with key community figures such as the chair of Birmingham and West Midlands Jewish Community, Ruth Jacobs.” He said there was “no documented feedback from Jewish representatives prior to the decision being communicated” in support of the ban but, since then, members of the community had offered their support “in confidence”. Jacobs has written to Karen Bradley, the committee chairwoman, and Sarah Jones, the policing minister, saying that she was not consulted until after the ban was announced in October and she was unaware of any other Jewish representatives being...
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