Rishi Sunak to raise issue of jailed writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah in Egypt at Cop27

Hunger striker's sister welcomes news but warns he may die before end of summit

Rishi Sunak has said he will raise the issue of imprisoned writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah in Egypt at the Cop27 summit, but the writer's sister has warned her brother's hunger and water strike may mean he will die before the end of the summit.

Sunak wrote to the family of the British Egyptian writer saying he would raise his imprisonment with the Egyptian government and reply again by the end of the climate summit.