Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised for welcoming the arrival of Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to the UK - after historical social media messages emerged showing the campaigner apparently calling for Zionists to be killed.

The dual British national left Egypt this week after being freed from prison. He was convicted in 2021 of "spreading fake news" after sharing a Facebook post about torture in the country.

The prime minister said he was "delighted" to hear the activist had landed in the UK to be reunited with family.

But shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick said Sir Keir's remarks were a "serious error of judgement".

Jenrick highlighted Abdel Fattah's messages that endorsed the killing of Zionists and police, and added the prime minister's message amounted to a "personal, public endorsement" of the activist.