{
  "id": 15604616,
  "title": "No further action against government adviser’s wife over Palestine Action post, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/no-further-action-against-government-advisers-wife-over-palestine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T12:54:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/no-further-action-against-government-advisers-wife-over-palestine-action-post-police-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Metropolitan Police have announced that no further action will be taken against Sarah Helm, wife of the government's national security adviser Jonathan Powell, following her recent social media post. Helm posted on X, now known as Twitter, on October 15th, expressing her support for Palestine and Palestine Action, a group proscribed as a terrorist organization in July 2025.\n\nIn her post, Helm stated, \"God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action.\" Her comment came in response to a broader discussion about the author Sally Rooney, whose novels will not be supplied to booksellers in the United Kingdom due to Rooney's intention to use her royalties to support the proscribed organization.\n\nThe Metropolitan Police assessed Helm's post on Saturday and determined that it did not meet the criminal threshold for further investigation. Police spokespersons confirmed that \"no further police action will be taken\" in relation to the matter.\n\nSupporting Palestine Action carries a maximum sentence of up to 14 years in prison. Author Sally Rooney announced her decision to donate royalties to the organization, which aims to end global participation in Israel's \"genocidal and apartheid regime.\" Rooney's publisher, Faber, subsequently decided not to sell her novels in the UK.",
  "summary": "Police say no further action will be taken against the wife of the government's national security adviser after she posted on social media referencing Palestine Action.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Met Police rules Sarah Helm's post backing Palestine Action not criminal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/met-police-rules-sarah-helms-post-backing-palestine-action-not",
        "published": "2026-10-17T18:24:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/no-further-action-against-government-advisers-wife-over-palestine",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:24:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Pro-Palestine Action post by wife of aide to British PM doesn’t warrant probe — cops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pro-palestine-action-post-by-wife-of-aide-to-british-pm-doesnt",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:33:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}