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UK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Action

Author Sally Rooney says she will go on supporting 'direct action against genocide in whatever way' [File: Henry Nicholls via Reuters]

The government of the United Kingdom has warned Irish novelist Sally Rooney against funding Palestine Action after she pledged support to the campaign group banned by the Labour-led government as a “terrorist” group last month.

The prime minister’s office said on Monday that “support for a proscribed organisation is an offence under the Terrorism Act” and warned against backing such organisations.

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