Andy Street

Simon Foster, who previously branded the plans as a “hostile takeover”, brought a High Court challenge against the Government’s move to scrap his role.

Labour's Simon Foster had described plans to axe the role of police and crime commissioner (PCC) after the next mayoral election in May as a "hostile takeover".

The concerns come amid calls from the West Midlands mayor to transfer oversight of the force away from the area’s police and crime commissioner.