THE Prime Minister has met the mother of a jailed pro-democracy activist, weeks after she criticised him for not responding to her.

Laila Soueif, 68, has been on hunger strike for 140 days calling for the release of her British-Egyptian son Alaa Abd el-Fattah.

PM Sir Keir Starmer said yesterday: “Having met Laila Soueif this week, my message is clear.