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Tories Repeat Calls to Strip Activist of UK Citizenship Amid ‘Insincere’ Apology
Senior MPs urge revocation of Abd el-Fattah’s citizenship citing extremist remarks and failure of UK officials to conduct proper background checks, raising security concerns.
- On Sunday, senior Labour MPs urged Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, to strip Alaa Abd el-Fattah, British-Egyptian dissident and British citizen, of his citizenship after No 10 said the prime minister was unaware of his past posts.
- Alaa Abd el-Fattah was granted UK citizenship under a Conservative government through his UK-born mother, while critics say the Home Office failed to properly vet his historic social-media posts dating back to 2010.
- Campaign documents demonstrate a group withdrew Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s award nomination after a 2012 tweet calling for murder of Israelis, and the Foreign Office condemned the historic tweets as `abhorrent`, citing calls to kill Zionist civilians and burn Downing Street.
- Conservative MPs including Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick demanded deportation and revocation, while Nigel Farage urged citizenship revocation and reported Abd el-Fattah to police; Jewish groups called the welcome an `astonishing lack of due diligence`.
- Conservative records show both Conservative and Labour ministers previously lobbied for his release, and his 2021 sentence was branded a breach of international law by UN investigators, complicating calls for citizenship removal.
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'I have had ENOUGH!' Chris Philp unleashes furious tirade after El-Fattah citizenship row: 'He is a scumbag'
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp launched a blistering attack on democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah during an appearance on GB News, branding him a "scumbag" who should never have been permitted entry to Britain
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Chris Philp rages he wants the ‘scumbag’ activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah ‘deported’
The Shadow Home Secretary has expressed his anger over the activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah being allowed to come to the UK given his views on Jews and terrorism. Philp fumed that if he was the Home Secretary he would immediately revoke his dual Egyptian and British citizenship. Anger has spread across social
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