Egyptian ‘extremist’ case was ‘running joke’ in Whitehall, says ex-Starmer aide
- Posted on January 2, 2026
- By The Telegraph
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Egyptian ‘extremist’ case was ‘running joke’ in Whitehall, says ex-Starmer aide

Paul Ovenden describes Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s case as ‘a totem of the ceaseless sapping of time’ by those ‘obsessed with fringe issues’