Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended selling arms to Israel amid calls to stop exports. It follows the deaths of 3 British aid workers in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. The Labour Party has urged the government to publish legal advice it may have on possible breaches of international law.
Reports say police in Scotland have received more than 3,000 complaints under the new hate crime law. Critics of the new Scottish law say it’s overreaching and stifles free speech.
Labour Party membership numbers have fallen by over a quarter from a high under their former leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Labour has faced criticism over its stance on the Israel–Hamas war, as well as for dropping its flagship green investment plan.