Sally Rooney ‘can no longer safely enter UK’ due to support for Palestine Action
Why Sally Rooney could could face arrest if she enters the UK
- Author Sally Rooney has been advised she risks arrest if she enters the UK due to her support for Palestine Action.
- Palestine Action was proscribed as a terror organisation in July, making support for it illegal, following claims of damaging planes at RAF Brize Norton.
- Rooney, known for 'Normal People', stated she would continue to support the group despite the ban.
- She was unable to attend a Sky Arts Award ceremony in London, where her editor read a message reiterating her solidarity with the people of Palestine.
- Downing Street previously warned Rooney in August that she risked committing a terrorist offence, and she is supporting a legal claim against the Home Office's decision to proscribe the group.