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Nigel Farage has erupted at Sir Keir Starmer over the return of a Britain-Egyptian activist to the UK after previous social media posts emerged. The Prime Minister mentioned he was “delighted” to welcome Alaa Abd El-Fattah again to Britain following his launch from jail in Egypt.

But Sir Keir is going through criticism after now-deleted posts on X got here to gentle which seem to indicate Mr Abd El-Fattah expressing hatred of white individuals and calling for violence in direction of Zionists and the police. Reacting to his return, Reform UK chief Mr Farage mentioned: “This Government just gets worse.”

The Clacton MP added: “Why do Keir Starmer and David Lammy want this man in our country?”

In one submit on X, Mr Abd El-Fattah mentioned he thought of it “heroic” to kill “any colonialists and specially Zionists”, including: “We need to kill more of them.”

He additionally mentioned: “Dear Zionists, please don’t ever talk to me, I’m a violent person who advocated the killing of all Zionists including civilians, so f*** off”.

He declared that “police are not human”, including: “They don’t have rights, we should just kill them all.”

He additionally wrote in a separate submit: “I’m telling you that I hate white people.”

Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick demanded that Sir Keir make clear whether or not he knew about Mr Abd El-Fattah’s statements earlier than he posted that he was “delighted” at his launch.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, he mentioned: “Do you condemn them without qualification, including the endorsement of killing Israelis and ‘zionists’ and the calls to kill police and burn Downing Street?”

Mr Abd El-Fattah, a British-Egyptian twin nationwide, was detained in Egypt in September 2019, and in December 2021 was sentenced to 5 years in jail on prices of spreading false information.

His imprisonment was branded a breach of worldwide legislation by UN investigators, and Mr Abd El-Fattah was launched after he was pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi.

Sir Keir wrote on X on Friday: “I’m delighted that Alaa Abd El-Fattah is back in the UK and has been reunited with his loved ones, who must be feeling profound relief.

“I wish to pay tribute to Alaa’s household, and to all people who have labored and campaigned for this second.

“Alaa’s case has been a top priority for my government since we came to office. I’m grateful to President Sisi for his decision to grant the pardon.”

The earlier Tory authorities had additionally lobbied for the discharge of Mr Abd El-Fattah, who was a number one voice in Egypt’s 2011 Arab Spring rebellion and went on starvation strikes behind bars.

A Foreign Office spokesperson mentioned: “Mr El-Fattah is a British citizen. It has been a long-standing priority under successive governments to work for his release from detention, and to see him reunited with his family in the UK.”