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UK Police Investigate National Security Adviser Wife Over Palestine Action Post
- •British police are assessing social media posts by Sarah Helm, wife of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, after she appeared to support the banned group Palestine Action.
- •Palestine Action was proscribed under UK terrorism laws last year, making any expression of support for the organization a criminal offence.
- •Irish novelist Sally Rooney also announced she is pulling her books from UK retailers to support Palestine Action with her royalties.
- •A government spokesperson distanced the administration from Helm's comments, stating she does not represent the government in any capacity.
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British police are assessing social media posts by Sarah Helm, the wife of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, after she appeared to express support for Palestine Action on X/Twitter. Expressing support for the group is a criminal offence because Palestine Action was proscribed under UK terrorism laws last year.
Sarah Helm responded to news that Irish novelist Sally Rooney pulled her books from the UK to support Palestine Action by writing on X/Twitter, "God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action".
Irish novelist Sally Rooney announced that her books will no longer be supplied to UK booksellers because she plans to use her royalties to support Palestine Action, noting that publication of her work could constitute a serious criminal offence.
