Overview

• Sally Rooney wrote in The Irish Times that she intends to direct book and TV adaptation royalties, including BBC residuals, to Palestine Action.
• A Downing Street spokesperson said backing a proscribed organisation constitutes an offence under the Terrorism Act and that police will enforce the law.
• The UK designated Palestine Action a terrorist organisation in July following actions that included damage to two RAF aircraft at Brize Norton.
• Offences related to supporting or financing a proscribed group can carry prison sentences of up to 14 years, according to the legislation.
• Members of Palestine Action have been granted permission to appeal the proscription, with the legal challenge pending before the courts.