Fourth man arrested over fires at properties linked to starmer

THREE MEN HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FIRES 17:44, 02 Jun 2025Updated 18:23, 02 Jun 2025 A fourth man has been arrested in connection with recent fires at two properties

and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer. The 48-year-old was arrested at Stansted Airport in Essex on Monday afternoon on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

In the early hours of May 12, emergency services responded to a fire at the Kentish Town home where Sir Keir lived before becoming Prime Minister and moving into 10 Downing Street. Damage

was caused to the property’s entrance but nobody was hurt. A car was also set alight in the same street on 8 May. Another fire took place on 11 May at the front door of a house linked to Sir

Keir that was converted into flats in Islington. One person who was in the property at the time was taken to safety by emergency responders. Article continues below Damage was caused to the

property’s entrance but nobody was hurt. Three other men have been charged over the fires: Ukrainians Petro Pochynok, 34, and Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national

Stanislav Carpiuc, 26. Lavrynovych, of Sydenham, south-east London, is charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life. Article continues below Pochynok, of Holloway Road in

Islington, north London, and Carpiuc, of Chadwell Heath, east London, are accused of conspiring to commit arson with intent to endanger life. All three men are due to appear at the Old

Bailey on Friday. The man arrested on Monday, who has not been named, has been taken to a London police station and remains in custody.