Freed Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, who flew to Britain last week, has apologised “unequivocally” for past social media posts, but saying they had been used to question his “integrity and values”.
Mr Abd El Fattah, 43, who was released from detention in Egypt in September, had been jailed several times over the past decade while campaigning for political reform in public and on social media. He had been in prison for more than six years this time around.
He flew to the UK on Boxing Day and was reunited with his son, who lives in Brighton, on England's south coast, after a travel ban was lifted.
He was granted UK citizenship in December 2021 under Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson, reportedly through his UK-born mother, Laila Soueif.
Mr Abd El Fattah was welcomed to the UK by Keir Starmer who said on social media that he was “delighted” that Mr Abd El Fattah had been reunited with loved ones in Britain.
However, the Prime Minister is now under mounting pressur
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