Overview

• In an Irish Times column, Rooney said she intends to use UK book proceeds and BBC residuals to support Palestine Action and related direct action.
• Palestine Action was banned in early July after it claimed an RAF Brize Norton break‑in that caused about £7m in damage, with membership or support punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
• Police report more than 700 arrests since the proscription, including over 500 at a Parliament Square protest on August 9, and at least 60 people now face prosecution for showing support.
• No 10 reiterated that supporting a proscribed organisation is illegal under the Terrorism Act, citing security assessments by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre in the decision to proscribe the group.
• The BBC said Rooney has never been on its staff and that such matters are for the authorities; legal experts say she could face arrest or prosecution if she funds or expresses support within UK jurisdiction, though she lives in Ireland where the group is not banned.