SIR Keir Starmer has come under fire after he unknowingly welcomed an Egyptian activist with a hate-filled past into Britain.
The PM had said he was “delighted” at Egyptian Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s arrival, but it later emerged that El-Fattah had made posts calling for the killing of Jews and police in vile rants that Kemi Badenoch called “anti-British”.
However, Downing Street sources said the messages – posted on X, then Twitter, 15 years ago – were not brought to Sir Keir’s attention beforehand and insisted the welcome did not amount to an endorsement of his views.
But Starmer, who has already been branded by many as Two Tier Keir during his time at the helm, was still blasted by critics despite labelling El-Fattah’s posts “abhorrent”.
The PM has long said two-tier justice accusations are unfair and absurd, originating with the Southport attacks when some suggested police were treating far-right protesters more harshly than minority groups.
Lucy Connolly was given a 31-month prison term after tweeting on social media in the wake of the Southport murders but Labour councillor Ricky Jones was cleared of encouraging violent disorder despite calling for far-right protesters to have their throats slit.
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