- Nigel Farage faced criticism after falsely claiming that five men arrested on suspicion of terror offences near RAF Fairford were Iranian agents who arrived via small boats.
- Counter Terrorism Policing confirmed that the five suspects arrested near the Gloucestershire airbase are British nationals from London aged between 23 and 25.
- Culture secretary Lisa Nandy labelled the Reform UK leader a master of the conspiracy theory, while Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones accused him of irresponsible nonsense.
- The five men have been released on bail under stringent conditions after police determined the materials found near the US-used airbase were not viable explosives.
- Counter Terrorism Policing chief Laurence Taylor stated that investigators are keeping an open mind regarding potential foreign state involvement or proxies.
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