Overview

• In an Irish Times opinion piece Rooney said she will direct proceeds from UK book sales and residual BBC fees to fund Palestine Action’s direct-action campaigns.
• Downing Street issued a formal warning that providing financial support to a proscribed organisation carries penalties of up to 14 years in prison under the Terrorism Act.
• The BBC confirmed Rooney has never been a staff member and said matters relating to past payments and future projects fall under the jurisdiction of law enforcement.
• Metropolitan Police figures show more than 700 arrests under Section 13 since the ban took effect on July 5, including over 500 at a central London demonstration on August 9, and initial prosecutions are underway.
• Palestine Action and co-founder Huda Ammori have won permission for a High Court judicial review in the autumn, while Defend Our Juries plans a 6 September sit-in aiming to recruit around 1,000 protesters.