A 21-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of this morning in connection with a series of arson attacks, linked to Keir Starmer.
The suspect, who remains in custody, is under suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life in three incidents.
Police attended the scene after they were alerted by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a fire at a residential address on Monday, May 12 .
Damage was caused to the property’s entrance, but nobody was hurt.
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Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command are leading the investigation into this fire due to the property having connections with the high-profile public figure.
The fire broke out at the Prime Minister's private home in Kentish Town, north London, in the early hours of Monday.
The London Fire Brigade said it had been called to a "small fire" on Monday that was under control about 20 minutes later.
Enquiries are ongoing to establish what caused it.
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The fire broke out at the Prime Minister's private home in Kentish Town, north London, in the early hours of Monday
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The Prime Minister's official residence is in Downing Street.
The investigation team are also considering two other incidents.
The first, a small car fire on the same street as the Prime Minister's Kentish Town home at 3am on Thursday.
The second fire occurred at the entrance of a property in Islington at 3am on Sunday.
The London Fire Brigade attended the property in north London in the early hours
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All three fires are being treated as suspicious at this time, and enquiries remain ongoing.
On Monday, following the incident, Starmer thanked the emergency services for their response, his official spokesman said.
It is unknown who was in the property when the fire started, with the Prime Minister declining to provide any further details.
