UK PM Starmer–praised Egyptian extremist faces counter-terror probe over resurfaced tweets

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing intensifying governmental scrutiny aft U.K. counterterrorism constabulary began assessing resurfaced societal media posts by Egyptian-British activistic Alaa Abd El-Fattah, whom nan premier curate had publically welcomed backmost to Britain pursuing his merchandise from situation successful Egypt.

Abd El-Fattah was forced to apologize this week aft nan arguable posts published betwixt 2008 and 2014 that included remarks endorsing unit against "U.S. soldiers, Zionists and police." The posts resurfaced soon aft his return to nan U.K., triggering governmental backlash and a counterterrorism review, including a tweet he wrote: "From clip to clip I punctual group that I rejoice erstwhile U.S. soldiers are killed, and support sidesplitting Zionists, moreover civilians."

Abd El-Fattah returned to Britain connected Boxing Day aft receiving a pardon from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Starmer, who had campaigned publically for his merchandise and described nan lawsuit arsenic a privilege for his government, said he was "delighted" erstwhile Abd El-Fattah arrived successful nan country.

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Pro-democracy activistic Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was successful situation for almost each of nan past 12 years, speaks to his friends astatine his location aft he sewage a statesmanlike pardon, successful Cairo, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP)

That invited has since go a central constituent of controversy, though Starmer later condemned nan historical posts arsenic "absolutely abhorrent" and said nan authorities was "taking steps to reappraisal nan accusation failures successful this case."

An charismatic Counter Terrorism Policing spokesperson said authorities person received aggregate nationalist referrals related to Abd El-Fattah’s humanities posts and that they are now being assessed by master officers wrong nan Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU), according to GB News.

GB News reported that nan posts nether reappraisal see worldly successful which Abd El-Fattah allegedly described nan sidesplitting of Zionists arsenic "heroic" and appeared to telephone for unit against police. One station is reported to person stated, "We request to termination much of them." Another station is alleged to person read: "By nan measurement I’m a racist, I don’t for illustration achromatic group truthful piss off.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper ordered an urgent reappraisal into what she described arsenic "serious accusation failures" successful nan lawsuit and said neither she nor Starmer were briefed connected nan societal media posts earlier Abd El-Fattah arrived successful Britain. Cooper said she "very overmuch regrets" nan government’s nationalist welcome and that it "added to nan distress felt by Jewish communities successful nan U.K."

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to be nan play Prime Ministers' Questions convention successful parliament successful London, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Speaking to Fox News Digital, Alan Mendoza, executive head of nan Henry Jackson Society, attacked nan government’s handling of nan case, saying: "The British Government is blameworthy of incompetence astatine nan very slightest for having embraced an activistic pinch specified an evident and appalling societal media record."

He continued, "The truth that el-Fattah’s nationalist commentary was not checked by successive administrations allowing him entree to first citizenship and consular support and past admittance to nan U.K. shows really shambolic our institutions person become. There is thing British astir this man beyond a quirk of administration, and he should beryllium stripped of his position instantly and deported connected relationship of who he really is: an force of this state."

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Much of nan worldly now nether scrutiny dates to betwixt 2010 and 2012, a play during which Abd El-Fattah was an progressive fig successful Egypt’s protestation movement, which led nan measurement to nan Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Mohamed Morsi seizing powerfulness and becoming Egyptian president.

In his apology, Abd El-Fattah said nan posts reflected "expressions of a young man’s anger and vexation successful a clip of location crises," including wars successful Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza, and rising constabulary brutality successful Egypt. He said he peculiarly regretted posts written during online disputes and acknowledged he "should person known better."

Police Superintendent John Loveless addresses nan media successful Huntingdon, England, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Opposition lawmakers reason nan section exposes a broader nonaccomplishment of vetting and judgment. Conservative MP Robert Jenrick has dismissed nan apology arsenic "scripted and fake" and called for Abd El-Fattah’s removal from Britain, according to GB News.

Reuters contributed to this report.