Egypt’s president ignores Starmer’s pleas over mother of jailed activist

Egypt’s president ignores Starmer’s pleas over mother of jailed activist

Laila Soueif is critically ill after nearly 250 days on hunger strike in protest at her son’s imprisonment in EgyptThe Egyptian president is refusing to take a call from Keir Starmer, knowing it will be a plea to save the life of the mother of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a famous human rights activist and British Egyptian dual national.Laila Soueif is in St Thomas’ hospital with very low blood sugar levels as she suffers from the effect of nearly 250 da…