Meanwhile:
Keir Starmer “reiterated the UK’s commitment to a strong partnership” with Egypt under dictator Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who came to power in a coup killing hundreds 13 years ago and presides over one of the world’s most repressive regimes.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-el-sisi-of-egypt-8-august-2024