UK PM Sunak: will continue to press Egypt to resolve hunger striker situation

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would continue to press the Egyptian government to resolve the situation of imprisoned Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 9, 2022.

"We will continue to press the Egyptian government to resolve the situation. We want to see Alaa freed and reunited with his family as soon as possible," Sunak said.

 

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