Sunak’s approval rating against Starmer as best PM at record low after conferences, poll suggests –as it happened

Rishi Sunak helps serve breakfast to sailors on HMS Diamond before attending the joint expeditionary summit on the island of Gotland, Sweden. Photograph: Getty Images

5.00pm BST

Afternoon summary

• YouGov has released polling today that implies Rishi Sunak has failed to gain any electoral benefit from party conference season. (See 12.21pm.)

• Scotland Yard has recorded a “massive increase” in the number of suspected antisemitic offences in the capital compared with this time last year, as two more Jewish faith schools in north London close over security concerns.

• Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London, has said he fears a “disproportionate” response by Israel to the attacks by Hamas could lead to “inexplicable” suffering in Gaza. (See 2.25pm.) He spoke out as two councillors in Oxford resigned from Labour today in protest at Keir Starmer defending the seige tactics used by Israel in Gaza. (See 3.32pm.) Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, has said the “collective punishment of the Palestinian people” is unacceptable and that Israel should lift its block on Gaza being able to access water, food, medicine and electricity.

My heart breaks for Humza’s family & all of those fearing for their safety in Gaza & Israel.

We must condemn Hamas, but that can’t mean the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.

International law must be upheld with free flow of electricity, water, food & medicine.

My heart breaks for Humza’s family & all of those fearing for their safety in Gaza & Israel.

We must condemn Hamas, but that can’t mean the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.

International law must be upheld with free flow of electricity, water, food & medicine. https://t.co/I2afXcO3WK

— Anas Sarwar (@AnasSarwar) October 13, 2023

• Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, has warned that the government will need to take “difficult decisions” in next month’s autumn statement after a sharp worsening of the public finances over the past six months.

• The protester who threw glitter over Keir Starmer at the start of his Labour conference speech this week in Liverpool has said he is sorry for his actions.

Keir Starmer with Sarah Edwards, Labour candidate for Tamworth, during a visit to the constituency today. Labour is hoping to take the seat from the Tories in the byelection there next week. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

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4.43pm BST

Almost 40% of people do not have a view as to whether the government has or has not been too supportive of Israel, polling from YouGov suggests. Among those people who do have a view, slightly more (22%) think the government should be more critical than think it should be more supportive (16%).

Thinking about the UK's approach to recent events, do you think the UK should be...

More supportive towards Israel than it has been: 16%
More critical towards Israel than it has been: 22%
Is getting the balance about right: 24%
Don't know: 39%https://t.co/9JgMSwKN8H pic.twitter.com/k2PI4a6fXv

— YouGov (@YouGov) October 13, 2023