'Strong indications' Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says

There are 'strong indications' that Iran was involved in an incident at RAF Fairford airbase over the weekend, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.

Burnham did not provide further details, while Tehran has strongly denied any involvement.

His comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the incident "clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor".

The BBC's Political Editor, Chris Mason, asked Burnham about the ongoing police investigation.

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