Second man arrested over fires at properties linked to Keir Starmer

[ad_1] A second man has been arrested in reference to alleged arson assaults in north London at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.

The 26-year-old was arrested on Saturday at London Luton Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to hazard life.

The arrest pertains to three incidents: a car fireplace in Kentish City, a fireplace on the prime minister's personal dwelling on the identical road, and a fireplace at an deal with he beforehand lived at in north-west London.

One other man, Roman Lavrynovych, 21, who the BBC understands is a builder and roofer, appeared in court on Friday and is accused of three counts of arson with intent to hazard life following the fires. He didn't enter any pleas.

The 26-year-old man is in police custody in London.

The Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command have led the investigation into the fires due to the reference to a high-profile public determine.

Emergency providers responded to a fireplace within the early hours of Monday on the Kentish City dwelling the place Sir Keir lived earlier than changing into prime minister and transferring into 10 Downing Avenue.

Police have been alerted by the London Hearth Brigade to studies of a hearth on the residential deal with at 01:35 BST.

Harm was triggered to the property's entrance however no one was harm.

It's understood Sir Keir nonetheless owns the property and is renting it out.

On 8 Could, a automotive that Sir Keir bought to a neighbour in 2024 caught fireplace on the identical road.

Within the early hours of Sunday, firefighters handled a small fireplace on the entrance door of a home transformed into flats in close by Islington, which the prime minister beforehand lived at.

One particular person was helped to security through an inner staircase by crews carrying respiration equipment, the hearth brigade beforehand mentioned.