West Midlands PCC wins case to stop his powers being given to Tory mayor

Home Office had planned to scrap the police commissioner role held by Labour’s Simon Foster and give powers to mayor

The police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands has won a high court challenge against government plans to transfer his powers to the region’s mayor.

Simon Foster, a Labour politician, took legal action against the Home Office’s move to scrap his role in time for local elections in May.