Crime & Justice
Met Police drops probe into national security adviser's wife over Palestine Action post
October 17, 2026 at 08:58 PM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English
BNBBC News
No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
بعد تضامنها مع روائية إيرلندية.. الشرطة البريطانية تحسم موقفها من منشور زوجة مستشار الأمن القومي
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TGThe Guardian
No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post
(opens the publisher’s site)Met Police will take no further action against Sarah Helm, wife of the UK's national security adviser, over her X post supporting banned group Palestine Action.
- Met Police said Saturday that specialist officers assessed Helm's post and determined it "did not meet the criminal threshold," so no further action will be taken.
- Helm wrote on X on Thursday: "God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action," in response to a discussion about author Sally Rooney.
- Rooney said she will donate book royalties to Palestine Action, prompting publisher Faber to stop supplying her novels in the UK.
- A government spokesperson said Helm's views are held by an individual who does not represent the government in any capacity.