Release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Part of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – in the House of Commons at on 26 November 2024.

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Photo of John Martin McDonnell John Martin McDonnell Independent, Hayes and Harlington

I completely understand and appreciate what the Foreign Secretary has said about maintaining a relationship with Egypt because of the issue in Gaza, but the reality is that Mr el-Fattah’s family has suffered enough, and President Sisi will move only if there is an economic threat. Therefore, after the Foreign Secretary meets the family tomorrow, can I ask him to contact the President’s office to make absolutely clear that our economic relationship will suffer unless this British citizen is released?