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Man arrested over arson at UK prime minister's house

May 13, 2025
A police cordon is seen in Kentish Town, near British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's house in north London on May 12, 2025
A police cordon is seen in Kentish Town, near British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's house in north London on May 12, 2025

LONDON — Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a fire at the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's private home in north London.

The blaze damaged the house's entrance but caused no injuries.

The man is being held in custody after being arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

The police force said his arrest also relates to two other incidents, and officers are looking into the possibility that they are linked.

As well as the fire in the early hours of Monday at Starmer's private house in Kentish Town, police are investigating a nearby vehicle fire on Sunday and a door fire at a property in another part of north London on 8 May.

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that its counterterrorism unit was leading the investigation because of the property's “previous connections with a high-profile public figure". — Euronews


May 13, 2025
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