Overview
- Alaa Abd El-Fattah issued an unequivocal apology, calling some historic tweets "shocking and hurtful" while arguing others were twisted or misread.
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, shadow home secretary Chris Philp and Reform UK’s Nigel Farage called for revocation of his UK citizenship and deportation.
- Downing Street condemned the posts as abhorrent but said the government welcomes the return of a British citizen judged unfairly detained abroad.
- Officials indicate case law largely confines deprivation of nationality to fraud or dangerous criminals and terrorists, with no active plan to strip his citizenship as the Foreign Office reviews handling.
- The activist, granted UK citizenship in 2021, returned on Boxing Day after an Egyptian pardon, and Jewish community groups have raised safety concerns and sought assurance about his current views.