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Radio 4,14 Jan 2026,30 mins
The Home Secretary says she has lost confidence in the chief constable of West Midlands Police
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The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, says she has lost confidence in the head of West Midlands Police, after the force cited inaccuracies created by artificial intelligence to justify banning Israeli football fans from a game last year. Also: Iran has vowed to fast track trials for people arrested in connection with the wave of anti-government demonstrations. And the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has accused the prime minister of having "no sense of direction" after the government dropped plans for a mandatory digital ID to prove the right to work.
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