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Highlights:

• Author Sally Rooney says she will continue to back Palestine Action, despite the group being proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.
  
• Writing in the Irish Times, she pledged to use her book earnings and public platform to support the group’s activities.
  
• The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended the ban, citing security risks and evidence of violent action.
  
• Palestine Action has targeted UK arms companies and was linked to an incident at RAF Brize Norton, causing £7m worth of damage.
  

Sally Rooney reaffirms support

Irish novelist Sally Rooney has said she will continue to support the pro-Palestinian direct action group Palestine Action, even after its proscription as a terrorist organisation in the UK.

In an article published in the Irish Times, the award-winning writer of Normal People and Intermezzo said she would keep using the proceeds of her work — including residuals from the BBC adaptations of Normal People and Conversations with Friends — to fund the group.