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Oct 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM ET
UK police assess post by adviser’s wife
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British police said on Friday they were assessing a social media post by Sarah Helm, wife of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell. Helm commented on novelist Sally Rooney’s books being withdrawn from the British market over royalties linked to Palestine Action.
WHO: British police
WHAT: said they were assessing a social media post by Sarah Helm, wife of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell
WHEN: Oct 16, 2026
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: Police were assessing the post after Helm commented on Sally Rooney’s books being withdrawn from the British market over Palestine Action royalties.
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