A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said: “While we will enable lawful peaceful protest, we must also balance peoples’ rights of freedom of expression and assembly with those of the wider public to go about their personal and professional life without disruption.

“As a result, we will not hesitate in taking action against anyone who commits any unlawful act.”

An MoD spokesperson said that requests to use UK military bases from foreign partners are “considered on a case-by-case basis, with all operational support to allies assessed against legal requirements”.

“For operational security reasons, we do not comment on foreign nations’ military operations,” they added.