UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wife

Officers determine post by Sarah Helm, seen to endorse Palestine Action, does ‘not meet the criminal threshold’.Published On 18 Oct 202618 Oct 2026Police in the United Kingdom have determined that a social media post by the wife of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s national security adviser that appears to endorse Palestine Action, a group proscribed in the country as a “terrorist” organisation, does not merit a criminal investigation.A Metropolitan Police spokesperson on Saturday said that officers looked at Sarah Helm’s post and ruled that it “did not meet the criminal threshold. No further police action will be taken.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel lashes out as UK’s Green Party formally defines Zionism as ‘racism’list 2 of 3Before UK Greens, who else has equated Zionism with racism?list 3 of 3UK Green member behind anti-Zionism motion ‘receives death threats’end of listThe police had said on Friday that Helm’s post was “being assessed to determine whether any further police investigation may be required”.Helm, an author and journalist who is married to National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, wrote on X on Thursday: “God help us authors who support Palestine...