Newly uncovered documents suggest Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was informed about plans to ban supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv from a football match against Aston Villa eight days earlier than she previously claimed. The documents indicate Mahmood did not object to the ban at the time, despite later public backlash and allegations of anti-Semitism. Critics, including opposition politicians, are calling for Mahmood to make an emergency statement to Parliament and clarify what she and her department knew and when. The controversy has also led to calls for the resignation of the police chief involved, amid wider concerns about government and police responses to threats against Jewish communities.