RAF Fairford: Labour’s deputy leader says ‘I trust our police’ after Trump questions decision to bail suspects – latest updates

Lucy Powell’s comments come after US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, also expressed concerns and says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind plot

• Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plot

Five men arrested over a suspected plot at RAF Fairford have been released on bail as police investigate why they were so close to the airbase in three vans with suspicious material in the back. The five suspects were revealed to be British men, all in their 20s and from London.

Their release on police bail suggests detectives believe it is unlikely they were on the brink of a mass casualty attack by exploding a bomb close to the base, sources said.