UK police arrest man for arson after fire at PM Starmer’s private home in London
A 21-year old man, arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, remains in custody
British police said on Tuesday they had arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of arson after counterterrorism officers launched an investigation into three fires, including one at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private home.
Police were called to reports of a fire in the early hours of Monday morning at the property in Kentish Town in north London, the area that Starmer represents in parliament.
Nobody was injured but damage was caused to the property’s entrance, police said.
The man was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life in connection with the fire and two further incidents, police said.
He remains in custody, they added.
Police are investigating whether a fire at the entrance of a property in nearby Islington on Sunday and a vehicle fire in Kentish Town on Thursday are linked to the incident on Monday.