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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned

Sally Rooney
Rooney has said she intends to financially support Palestine Action, which led her to cancel a trip to the UK for fear of arrest. Photograph: Martina Bocchio/Awakening/Alamy

The Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.

On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression.

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