Overview

• Rooney skipped Tuesday’s Sky Arts Awards in London, where her editor Alex Bowler accepted the literature prize and read her statement.
• She has pledged proceeds from her books and residuals from BBC adaptations to support Palestine Action.
• The UK designated Palestine Action a terrorist organization in early July after the group claimed damage to aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, with support offenses carrying sentences of up to 14 years.
• Since the ban, reported arrests linked to alleged support have surpassed 1,500 nationwide, including 890 at a single Parliament Square protest.
• Legal experts warn that providing or intending to provide funds to a proscribed group may breach section 15 of the Terrorism Act, while London’s Metropolitan Police declined to comment on any individual.