Starmer slammed for celebrating British activist’s release from Egyptian prison

Sir Keir Starmer is understood to have been personally involved in pressuring Egypt to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah (Picture: Getty/Reuters)

Sir Keir Starmer is facing criticism for saying he was ‘delighted’ by the release of a British democracy activist who was being held in an Egyptian jail.

Alaa Abd El-Fattah was freed from detention in September, and the Prime Minister confirmed he had been reunited with his family in Brighton on Friday.

A leading voice in the 2011 Arab Spring in Egypt...