Man charged over fires at homes linked to PM

A 21-year-old antheral has been charged aft fires astatine 2 properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan Police has said.

Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian national, was charged with 3 counts of arson with intent to endanger beingness connected Thursday.

He was arrested astatine an code successful Sydenham, south-east London, successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday. He is owed to look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected Friday.

The charges subordinate to 3 incidents - a conveyance occurrence successful Kentish Town, northbound London, a occurrence astatine the premier minister's backstage location connected the aforesaid thoroughfare and a occurrence astatine an code that helium antecedently lived astatine successful north-west London.

The probe has been led by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command owed to its links to a high-profile figure.

In the aboriginal hours of Monday 12 May, exigency services responded to a occurrence astatine the Kentish Town location wherever Sir Keir Starmer lived earlier becoming premier curate and moving into 10 Downing Street.

Police were alerted by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to reports of a occurrence astatine the residential code astatine 01:35 BST.

Damage was caused to the property's entranceway but cipher was hurt.

It is understood the spot has been rented out.

A car linked to Sir Keir was acceptable alight 4 days earlier connected Thursday May 8 connected the aforesaid street.

Just aft 03:00 connected Sunday 11 May, firefighters dealt with a tiny occurrence astatine the beforehand doorway of a location converted into flats successful adjacent Islington.

One idiosyncratic was helped to information by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, LFB said.

The BBC understands that the premier curate lived determination successful the 1990s.