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Sarah Helm Palestine Action social media post controversy
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Police have decided to take no further action against Sarah Helm over her social-media post expressing support for Palestine Action, saying it does not meet the criminal threshold; the incident has drawn scrutiny and pressure on her husband, UK national security adviser Jonathan Powell.
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Al Jazeera
UK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine Action
Guardian
UK national security adviser under pressure over wife’s comment on supporting Palestine Action
Author Sarah Helm, married to Jonathan Powell, wrote to back novelist Sally Rooney’s support of proscribed direct action group The UK’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, is under pressure to distance himself from a comment made by his wife, the award-winning writer Sarah Helm , in support of Palestine Action. The post was made in defence of the critically acclaimed Irish novelist Sally Rooney, who said she…
