"AI could save frontline officers thousands of admin hours, but we’ll lose this opportunity if senior leaders erode public trust because they’ve not taken the time to understand it, or use it properly."

West Midlands chief constable Craig Guildford apologised after telling MPs that intelligence used to justify a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans included a match against West Ham that never took place. Guildford said the fictitious match “arose as a result of a use of Microsoft Copilot,” contradicting his earlier statement that the error came from a Google search. The false intelligence was presented to the council-led security advisory group that decided to ban away fans; the home secretary is preparing to respond after an inspectorate report.