Michael, Cameron does back Charlie Hebdo for now (it would be politically impossible not to), but read the small print of his statement (my emphasis added):

It is up to us to defend your right to publish what you believe is right within the confines of the law.

Cameron has said nothing in the last few days about the need to repeal or at least dilute some of the laws that have represented such an onslaught on free speech in the UK in recent years.

The reason for that is that he sees very little wrong with them. Indeed, if re-elected he is currently planning to toughen them still further.

That he said what he said with a straight face was, however, impressive.