In an interview with BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged government failings in vetting a controversial Egyptian activist social media and expressed regret over a post welcoming him back to Britain.
Starmer said he was “delighted” when Alaa Abd El‑Fattah, a British‑Egyptian dissident recently released from prison in Egypt, returned to the UK, but admitted he was unaware of the activist’s resurfaced historic posts, which contained inflammatory content.
