Speeches by Reid.

“This information was later claimed as the significant intelligence that emerged. You have not noted that that was not included in the minutes of the meeting where the decision was made.”

“You talk about this intelligence flow. I am just trying to get a sense of what that intelligence flow and information looks like. From everything that we have read and seen, it boils down to one conversation that was not minuted and some inaccurate information about the football team in question. Can you put us right? …”

“You are not concerned about it from a safety perspective.”

“Can I come in there? It is relevant. Has the council adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism?”

“I am not asking about the process. I do not want to know about the process. I am asking for specific bits of information and intelligence. If you are saying to me that we are not entitled to that or it is private and confidential, please do say that.”

“After the Prime Minister raises the issue publicly and you have to come to the Home Affairs Select Committee twice, you have not read the minutes where the decision was made.”

“I will tell you what I am struggling with. The main source of intelligence is from a private conversation with the Dutch police, which they are denying the contents of. They have publicly doubled down on that since this news was published. That is your main source of intelligence. You are willing to share publicly that…”

“You were not aware that the intelligence or information was not included in those minutes upon which the decision to ban fans was decided.”

“You are being very cautious.”

“I am the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism.”

“That is absolutely outrageous.”

“What I am getting from this so far is that there is a range of intelligence and information sources. Correct me if I am wrong, but it feels like what you have done in that process is suppressed information and intelligence that is not consistent with the decision you made, and released and published information that su…”

“It is unlikely to have happened with anyone else. Why did you decide to consult with four or five mosques or organisations in the area that have well-documented, in the press or the media, crime incidents of antisemitism and extremism prior to the decision to ban the Maccabi fans?”

“Have you read the minutes?”

“So it is incorrect to say that you consulted and met with various mosques, including ones with a history of antisemitism and extremism. That is not the case.”

“On the intelligence-gathering operation, could you just give us a quick overview of, other than the conversation that you had with the Dutch police and the googling, what official documents you analysed that fed into your risk matrix?”

“Did you consult with them? You did not meet with them, but you did consult with them.”

“Looking at the SAG as a body that takes decisions, did you at any point notice or raise the fact that there were two councillors on that decision-making body who had a history of extremist and antisemitic views? Did that cross your path or your radar at any point?”

“You will know what a difficult time this is for the Jewish community in light of the huge surge in antisemitic hate incidents. There were the murders in Manchester. Since this decision was taken, we have had the horrific event on Bondi Beach. Was that not at the forefront of your mind at any point when you were making …”

“I appreciate that you do not want to trawl through people’s social media. Who would want to do that? However, in a case like this, which has such huge public scrutiny on it, were you not concerned that such councillors had sat on the SAG, went to a meeting and then recused themselves, rather than you taking the moral a…”