A police cordon is seen in Kentish Town, near British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s house in north London, Monday, May 12, 2025. (James Manning/PA via AP)
A man has been arrested over a fire at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private house
LONDON (AP) 鈥 Police arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday on suspicion of starting fires at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private house, another property linked to Starmer and a car.
A police cordon is seen in Kentish Town, near British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s house in north London, Monday, May 12, 2025. (James Manning/PA via AP)
LONDON (AP) 鈥 Police arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday on suspicion of starting fires at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private house, another property linked to Starmer and a car.
The Metropolitan Police force said the suspect was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life a day after an early-morning fire on Monday damaged the door of the house where Starmer and his family lived before he was elected to lead the country.
Police said that the arrest also concerns two other fires that may be linked 鈥 a vehicle fire near Starmer’s house on Sunday and a May 8 door fire at a property in another part of north London. The second property is a house converted into apartments and also is linked to Starmer.
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No injuries were reported from any of the fires.
Starmer doesn’t currently live in his private house. Since , Starmer has lived with his family in the prime minister鈥檚 official Downing Street residence.
The Metropolitan Police force said that counterterrorism detectives were leading the investigation because of the house鈥檚 鈥減revious connections with a high-profile public figure.鈥
Neighbor Charles Grant said that police searched his yard on Monday and 鈥渟aid they were looking for a projectile.鈥
鈥淔rom what other people have told me today, I gather someone threw a firebomb at Keir Starmer鈥檚 house,” he said.
Starmer鈥檚 house has attracted protesters in the past. Last year, three pro-Palestinian activists were arrested and charged with public order offenses after unfurling a banner covered in red handprints outside the building.
The main opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch of the Conservative Party, called it 鈥渁 shocking incident.鈥
“No one should face these sorts of threats, let alone people in public service,” she posted on X. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an attack on our democracy and must never be tolerated.鈥
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