Britain does not know if Alaa Abd el-Fattah still alive, minister admits

Middle East minister says Egypt's failure to grant consular access to hunger striker will have 'massive bearing' on UK relationship Britain's Middle East minister says he does not know whether the jailed hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah is still alive, and says Egypt's refusal to allow British consular access is unacceptable.Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Ahmad also said the failure of the Egyptian government to cooperate over the British-Egyptian prisoner would have "a massive bearing" over Britain's future relationship with Egypt. Continue reading...