- Downing Street has distanced itself from remarks made by Sarah Helm, the wife of Prime Minister's national security adviser Jonathan Powell, after she appeared to post support for banned group Palestine Action on X.
- Support for or membership of Palestine Action carries a sentence of up to 14 years in prison following its proscription under anti-terrorism legislation.
- The Campaign Against Antisemitism has called on police to investigate Ms Helm and urged Jonathan Powell to publicly denounce her comments.
- A government spokesperson clarified that Ms Helm's views are her own and that she does not represent the government in any capacity.
- Ms Helm made the post during a online discussion regarding author Sally Rooney, whose books can no longer be sold in the UK due to her financial backing of the group.
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