- Novelist Sally Rooney has publicly reaffirmed her support for Palestine Action, despite the group being designated a proscribed terrorist organisation by the Home Office in July.
- Rooney stated her intention to use royalties from BBC adaptations of her books and her public platform to continue supporting Palestine Action.
- She acknowledged that her support could make her a 'supporter of terror' under UK law, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.
- Rooney said the British government is stripping citizens of basic rights and freedoms, citing the arrest of over 500 protesters, including poet Alice Oswald, at recent protests.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the ban on Palestine Action, saying that counter-terrorism intelligence showed the group met the criteria for proscription under the 2000 Terrorism Act.
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