Craig Guildford, 52, stepped down with immediate effect as the head of the force, following mounting pressure for him to quit over the controversy. He is expected to receive his full pension upon retiring, a decision announced on Friday by West Midlands police and crime commissioner (PCC) Simon Foster, who had the power to sack him but did not. In a statement over the move, Mr Guildford said: “I have come to the conclusion that the political and media frenzy around myself and my position has become detrimental to all the great work undertaken by my officers and staff in...