What exactly happened at RAF Fairford?
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
The episode covers a series of breaking news stories, beginning with a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairlust involving potential links to Iran
Key takeaways
- Five men have been arrested under the Explosives Act following a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford.
- Speculation is rising that the Labour Party may consider scrapping the pensions triple lock to fund social care.
Main topics
- RAF Fairford bomb plot
- Labour Party conference policies
Notable quotes
I literally can't believe they were in this heightened state of alert and I had to tell them.
Conclusion
The episode provides a high-density briefing on security, political ma
Transcript preview
Speaker 3 (0:00) Online sadistic groups are Speaker 2 (0:02) targeting vulnerable children. The sheer amount of potential victims is astounding. Speaker 3 (0:09) It's Speaker 1 (0:09) a Speaker 3 (0:09) very real threat and it is here in the UK. It will always shock me. A young boy could commit such awful offences. Some of the content has been the worst I've ever Speaker 2 (0:22) seen. Speaker 3 (0:23) Parents need to be aware of what can happen on these sites. Find the calm. on Sky News YouTube. Speaker 2 (0:42) Hello, I'm Sophie. Speaker 1 (0:43) And I'm Wilf, and you're listening to Cheat Sheet live from Labour's conference in Liverpool. Speaker 2 (0:50) On today's podcast, counter-terror police are investigating if Iran is linked to a suspected bomb plot at a UK-US airbase in Gloucestershire. Speaker 1 (0:58) We'll bring you all of the updates ahead of the main speeches to come today and tomorrow at Labour's conference. And Speaker 2 (1:05) we'll also be talking about the youngest female chess grandmaster who is just 11 years old. So counter-terror police are investigating whether or not Iran is linked to the suspected bomb plot at an RIS base where US bomber aircraft are also located. So we know that five men have been arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. And this is all about RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. A Speaker 1 (1:34) lot of... Fact is obviously that we have to wait for more information on this really shocking story. One thing that does jump out is that it was at least in part stopped because of the alertness of a local farmer who called police. And they told the Times, quote, I'm astonished to be honest. I literally can't believe they were in this heightened state of alert and I had to tell them. Maybe authorities were monitoring them on top of that. We'll wait to see. That's certainly the framing from President Trump, albeit off the cuff as he was boarding an airplane. He was commenting briefly on this saying that it was fantastic that the men were caught. They were looking to do big damage. Trump also said, working with Britain, it was an amazing job. We had them under investigation. Again, we wait to see all the details confirmed or whether that was just an off-the-cuff comment from President Trump. But Sophie, it clearly, clearly elevates focus on defence ahead of Labour conference. Speaker 2 (2:45) Yeah, it does. And we'll be talking to you. We're recording this podcast at what? just after five and we'll be talking to West Streeting, the Defence Secretary, a little bit later on. But yeah, there's calls for Cobra, there's calls