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Conservative supporters of Israel want David Cameron to dial back criticism and accept defeat of Hamas is in UK’s interest

As the largest group on the council the party’s hopes of victory are high and candidates are relishing the battle to win power

The lesson of Scotland’s new hate crime law, unleashed on a baffled nation on April Fool’s Day, is that free speech needs perpetual vigilance. When your back’s turned, the nutters — step forward First Minister Humza Yousaf — will introduce restrictions on what ordinary people say and think which could…

Despite the polls, the leader wants them on side for an endorsement. Yet why bother if it would make little difference to voter numbers?, asks First Edition editor Archie Bland

Group in Lancashire claim national party ‘wants to control anything that any councillor wants to say’

In today’s newsletter: After 14 days, the IDF has withdrawn from the site it says was home to Hamas fighters – but Benjamin Netanyahu plans to press ahead

Leader’s ejection of far-left members has changed composition of party since 2020, as belief in general election win grows

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer is not a believer, but he is right to recognise the value of religious organisations’ commitment to the common good

There is a disconnect between the UK’s main two political parties and their supporters – and its origins go back much further than the past few years, says Andy Beckett