The award-winning Irish novelist faces possible arrest if she enters the UK. Yet, Britain has welcomed the ex-commander of Syria’s al-Qaeda offshoot with open arms, writes Fatima Bhutto.

Capital One location on Upper East Side defaced with message against Israeli defense firm Elbit and words 'Pal Action,' referencing UK group that attacked Elbit facility

UK police say tweet by Sarah Helm, whose husband is Burnham's national security adviser, expressing support for Sally Rooney doesn't meet 'criminal threshold' of backing for proscribed group

Tweet by Sarah Helm, wife of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, ‘does not meet criminal threshold’

No further action will be taken against Sarah Helm, the wife of the prime minister’s national security adviser, after she was accused of supporting the banned protest group Palestine Action.

Helm, a journalist and author who is married to Jonathan Powell, posted on X on Thursday: “God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action.”

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© Photograph: Martin Argles/The Guardian

© Photograph: Martin Argles/The Guardian

© Photograph: Martin Argles/The Guardian

Police are assessing a social media post by the wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser Jonathan Powell that shows support for banned extremist group Palestine Action.

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Metropolitan Police 'assessing whether any further investigation required,' after Sarah Helm fumes on X about withdrawal of Sally Rooney books due to novelist's plan to give royalties to the proscribed terror group

Anti-Israel author says her books can no longer be sold in UK because she helps finance the banned terror group Palestine Action

Sally Rooney’s books have been pulled from sale in Britain because of her support for Palestine Action after she pledged to use royalties from her work to fund the proscribed terror group.

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Irish novelist's publisher announces move to protest British law proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist group, preventing her from transferring book royalties to support it