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MP urges lifting Palestine Action ban after Sally Rooney UK book sales halt
Hilal Saki · Middle East Eye
Published 15 Oct 2026, 11:15 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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MP urges lifting Palestine Action ban after Sally Rooney UK book sales halt British Member of Parliament Ian Byrne has called on the government to de-proscribe Palestine Action, after Irish novelist Sally Rooney said she can no longer sell her books in the UK due to support for the pro-Palestine group. Byrne wrote on X that when he voted against the proscription of Palestine Action, he and many others "warned of the draconian consequences it would bring". He said that since then, thousands have been arrested and criminalised "simply for holding a sign". Byrne added: "Now this injustice…
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