Speeches by Moore.

“Did you seek intelligence from UEFA?”

“So you did seek intelligence from them.”

“That would be kind. Did your officers send notice of the decision to recommend the ban of the supporters to the Home Office before it went to the safety advisory group?”

“It would be helpful for the Committee to understand if that went to the Home Office before or after. Did you receive a response from the Home Office to ratify or give any view about the decision to recommend the ban?”

“What intelligence did you seek from football policing security bodies in Israel?”

“Did you seek intelligence from Europol?”

“Just to answer the question about the Home Office, did they respond with a view on the ban? You commented that they did not.”

“So you did seek intelligence from UKFPU, but received no response.”

“But I am asking for your view.”

“Given the political sensitivity around this issue—hence why we are all here today—the role of the police and crime commissioner is to hold the chief constable to account and make sure that they are acting in the best interests of the public. Do you have full faith in the chief constable and the decisions that have been…”

“It all seems a bit of a mess. We have a scenario where a decision is being made by West Midlands police; the Home Office is notified about the decision, or the direction of the decision, yet it has a feeling that it cannot step in; but ultimately the Prime Minister comes out to say that that the decision to ban Israeli…”

“At what point were any concerns raised by the Home Office? Were any concerns raised by the Home Office when there was an understanding that the ban would follow through?”

“I am keen to understand the flow of information with the Home Office. Chief Constable, what information was given by you and your officers or staff to officials and Ministers at the Home Office, DCMS and No. 10, and when was it delivered?”

“Do you know when?”

“Was there any line of communication directly with the West Midlands police and crime commissioner on this?”

“So you are reserving judgment—is that the conclusion?”

“I will ask the same question of the Policing Minister that I asked of the police and crime commissioner: do you have full faith in the chief constable, in terms of the operational decisions that he was making and ultimately the conclusion that was reached?”

“But in relation to this.”

“I absolutely agree. The fact that the Met police cancelled today’s pre-organised Budget day protest and rally at the last minute is an absolute disgrace. I was proud to be out on Whitehall today with many of our farming community and my Conservative colleagues. We share their anxiety and concern that the changes to inh…”

“This Budget was dead on arrival. We were promised that the last autumn Budget was a once-in-a-generation event, but I suggest that the Chancellor may want to correct her record on that claim. Despite setting out to find growth, she has flatlined the economy and tanked employment. Indeed, we now know that Labour will ra…”