Man arrested over arson attacks after fire at Keir Starmer's house

A 21-year-old man has been arrested over a series of arson attacks, police have said, after a fire at a house owned by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, according to the Metropolitan Police.

He remains in custody.

On Monday evening, detectives were checking a vehicle fire in NW5 last Thursday and a fire at the entrance of a property in N7 on Sunday to see whether they are connected to a fire at Sir Keir Starmer's house in the early hours of Monday morning.

Damage was caused to the property's entrance, nobody was hurt.

The prime minister is understood to still own the home and used to live there before he and his family moved into 10 Downing Street after Labour won last year's general election. It is believed the property is being rented out.

In a statement, police said: "As a precaution and due to the property having previous connections with a high-profile public figure, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command are leading the investigation into this fire.

"Enquiries are ongoing to establish what caused it. All three fires are being treated as suspicious at this time, and enquiries remain ongoing."

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