UK police arrest man for arson after fire at PM Starmer's house

By Paul Sandle

LONDON (Reuters) -British constabulary said connected Tuesday they had arrested a 21-year-old antheral connected suspicion of arson aft counter-terrorism officers launched an probe into 3 fires, including 1 astatine Prime Minister Keir Starmer's backstage home.

Police were called to reports of a occurrence successful the aboriginal hours of Monday greeting astatine the spot successful Kentish Town successful northbound London, the country that Starmer represents successful parliament.

Nobody was injured but harm was caused to the property's entrance, constabulary said.

The antheral was arrested successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday connected suspicion of arson with intent to endanger beingness successful transportation with the occurrence and 2 further incidents, constabulary said.

He remains successful custody, they added.

Police are investigating whether a occurrence astatine the entranceway of a spot successful adjacent Islington connected Sunday and a conveyance occurrence successful Kentish Town connected Thursday are linked to the incidental connected Monday.

A BBC study said the Islington spot was besides connected to the premier minister.

Starmer lived successful the terraced location connected a backmost thoroughfare with his woman and 2 children earlier helium moved into Number 10 Downing Street erstwhile helium became premier curate past July.

Officers from London's Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command were starring the probe owed to the property's connections with a high-profile nationalist figure, constabulary said.

His spokesperson thanked the exigency services for their enactment connected Monday.

(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, penning by Sarah Young and Paul Sandle; Editing by Kate Holton)