https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones-support-sally-rooney-after-uk-book-banContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones-support-sally-rooney-after-uk-book-banhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones-support-sally-rooney-after-uk-book-ban#u155990Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:16:05 +0000Actors Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have joined other cultural figures in signing an open letter defending Irish author Sally Rooney. The support follows a publisher decision to withdraw her books from the United Kingdom due to anti-terrorism legislation. Readers have rushed to purchase remaining stocks as supplies dwindle. The controversy stems from Rooney writing an opinion column in The Irish Times last summer expressing support for Palestine Action. Under the UK Terrorism Act, supporting banned organisations is an offence, prompting authors and actors to condemn the legal measures tar