Politics
UK adviser's wife under scrutiny over post backing Palestine Action
October 16, 2026 at 08:29 PM
Coverage
3 reports · over 2 hours
BNBBC News
Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife
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AJAl Jazeera English
UK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine Action
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TGThe Guardian
UK national security adviser under pressure over wife’s comment on supporting Palestine Action
(opens the publisher’s site)Metropolitan Police are assessing a social media post in which Sarah Helm, wife of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, appeared to support proscribed group Palestine Action.
- Helm wrote on X "God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action," in a post defending novelist Sally Rooney.
- Police said the post, published Thursday, is being assessed to determine whether further investigation is required.
- Downing Street said Helm's views are held by an individual who does not represent the government in any capacity.
- Palestine Action was proscribed in July 2025, and police have arrested more than 3,500 people for alleged support since.
- Novelist Sally Rooney said she will donate royalties from her works to support Palestine Action, the group Helm's post defended.
- Reform UK MP Danny Kruger and the Campaign Against Antisemitism raised concerns over Helm's post as police decide whether to investigate.