The Conservatives have been accused of exaggerated rhetoric to justify a crackdown on protest rights, amid a pushback by civil liberties groups, which accused Rishi Sunak of exaggerating the threat of “mob rule”. MPs have recently shared details of their own experiences of facing death threats and abuse, and a £31m package to improve their safety has been unveiled by a Home Office minister, who described pro-Palestinian protesters as “thugs”. However, there was deep unease at moves by the government to press the police not just to crack down on intimidation of MPs outside their homes but also to take...