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Police commissioner in Israeli fan row offered mosque ‘blank cheque’: Report

Simon Foster offered a broad letter to Green Lane mosque to aid public grant applications despite its history of antisemitic and misogynistic speakers, raising concerns over police impartiality.

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Simon Foster, the West Midlands police and crime commissioner, offered to provide a letter backing Green Lane mosque for public grants, internal documents show.

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Police commissioner in Israeli fan row offered mosque ‘blank cheque’

Simon Foster, the West Midlands police and crime commissioner, offered to provide a letter backing Green Lane mosque for public grants, internal documents show

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The Times broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
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