A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time
Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist.
'I've lost a third of my body weight and not eaten in months to save my son'
Laila Soueif, mother of imprisoned British-Egyptian citizen Alaa Abd el-Fattah, has criticised Keir Starmer for not meeting ...
Keir Starmer backs call to deport Albanian criminal at centre of chicken nugget row
Sir Keir Starmer has backed the Home Office’s bid to deport an Albanian criminal who was allowed to stay in Britain partly ...
Mother on hunger strike asks PM for help to free her son
Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt ...
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'Keir Starmer must step in to save my son before time runs out', hunger strike mum warns
A mum who is on hunger strike in a desperate bid to bring her imprisoned son home has warned Keir Starmer "time is running out". Laila Soueif, who has been taking the drastic action for 117 days ...
Starmer backs deportation of ‘chicken nugget’ migrant
Legal challenge centres on an Albanian criminal allowed to stay in the UK partly because his son has a sensitivity around ...
Keir Starmer's a Lawyer. The UK Needs a Leader.
Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...