PoliticalUnited Kingdom·16 Oct 2026
Sarah Helm faces criticism for supporting Sally Rooney amid book withdrawals
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Author Sarah Helm, wife of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s national security adviser Jonathan Powell, faced public criticism and calls for a police investigation after posting support on X for novelist Sally Rooney. Rooney’s books are being withdrawn from the UK market after she declared her intent to financially support Palestine Action, an activist group…
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