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Police Drop Investigation After MP Challenges Powell

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  • Alicia Kearns wrote to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak questioning National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell’s suitability.
  • She cited Sarah Helm’s X post praising Palestine Action as the reason.
  • Metropolitan Police said Helm’s post did not meet criminal threshold and dropped the investigation Saturday.
  • Downing Street spokeswoman said the views are personal and not government positions.
  • Palestine Action is proscribed as a terror organization, punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment.