No further police action over national security adviser's wife's Palestine Action post
Police will take no further action against writer Sarah Helm, wife of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, over an X post backing Palestine Action.
Police will take no further action against the writer Sarah Helm over a post on X supporting Palestine Action, the BBC and the Guardian report. Helm is married to Jonathan Powell, the national security adviser.
The Guardian reports that the post did not meet the criminal threshold. Palestine Action is a banned group.
Helm, a journalist and author, posted on Thursday, according to the Guardian. She wrote that authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action need God's help. The BBC says she was responding to a discussion about the author Sally Rooney.
Rooney said she had been forced to pull her books from UK shelves after pledging proceeds from their sales to Palestine Action, the Guardian reported earlier. Al Jazeera had reported that police were reviewing Helm's post.
The Guardian had also reported that Powell was under pressure to distance himself from his wife's comment.
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- The GuardianUK national security adviser under pressure over wife’s comment on supporting Palestine ActionFri, Oct 16, 1:03 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraUK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine ActionFri, Oct 16, 2:26 PM EDT
- The GuardianNo action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action postSat, Oct 17, 3:47 PM EDT
- BBC NewsNo further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police saySat, Oct 17, 4:24 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraUK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wifeSun, Oct 18, 12:46 AM EDT
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- Fri, Oct 16, 2:30 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Police review post by national security adviser's wife backing Palestine Action