Overview

• Rooney skipped the Sky Arts Awards in London, where Intermezzo won the literature prize, and her editor Alex Bowler read her statement.
• The UK proscribed Palestine Action on 5 July under the Terrorism Act 2000 after damage at RAF Brize Norton, and showing support can carry penalties of up to 14 years in prison.
• Reported arrests tied to enforcement since the ban range from several hundred to more than 1,500 at solidarity events, reflecting large-scale policing.
• Rooney lives in Ireland, where the group is not banned, and she has pledged UK royalties and fees from BBC adaptations to support Palestine Action.
• Legal experts and officials have warned she could face arrest for financing a proscribed group, and London’s Metropolitan Police declined to comment on an individual case.