Holden: Ban on Israeli fans ‘should never have been taken’

Name: Holden: Ban on Israeli fans ‘should never have been taken’
Uploaded: 2025-10-17T09:23:49+00:00
Duration: 22 s
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Description: Shadow Transport Secretary Richard Holden criticised the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending their match against Aston Villa, calling it “a decision that should never have been taken.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Shadow Transport Secretary Richard Holden criticised the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending their match against Aston Villa, calling it “a decision that should never have been taken.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00It's quite clear to me that this decision should never have been taken. It's quite clear to me that there's serious real issues on a local level here, and we need to see both the Mayor of the West Midlands, who oversees all of these issues, and also the UK government to take a very clear stance and ensure that this match can go ahead totally normally and that fans are not banned.