Alaa Abd El-Fattah is facing calls to be stripped of his British citizenship despite the activist's apology for historic tweets in which he appeared to call for violence against Zionists and the police. Mr Abd El-Fattah was pardoned by Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi in September after years of lobbying by Conservative and Labour governments. The Conservatives today dismissed an 'insincere' apology from 'scumbag' Mr Abd El-Fattah, whose arrival in the UK was welcomed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Now, you can have your say in the Daily Mail's latest poll – should the UK Government revoke Mr Abd El-Fattah's UK citizenship and deport him from Britain? Out of more than 8,000 votes, 75 per cent of you said 'no' and 25 per cent said 'yes'.

Source: Daily Mail December 29, 2025 21:34 UTC