Ukrainian Man Charged with Arson After Fire at Keir Starmer’s House

The 21-year-old who has been charged over the alleged arson attack on Sir Keir Starmer's house has been pictured.

Roman Lavrynovych 21, a Ukrainian national, has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life, police have said.

The charges, which were authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service, relate to three incidents - a vehicle fire on 8 May, a fire at the entrance of a property on 11 May and a fire at a residential address in in the early hours of 12 May.

Lavrynovych was arrested in the early hours of 13 May and has remained in custody after warrants of further detention were obtained.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday, 16 May.

Just yesterday, the Prime Minister broke his silence on the alleged arson for the first time, slamming the assault on "the values that we stand for".

In the Commons for PMQs, Sir Keir said: "This is an attack on all of us, democracy and the values that we stand for."

The PM's £2m home in Kentish Town and another property linked to Sir Keir were targeted in "firebomb" attacks earlier this week.

The PM now lives in Downing Street but one of the two properties is rented to his sister-in-law and her family, it has emerged.

A separate attack to the house "firebombing" incidents involved a 4x4 which was parked on the same street at Sir Keir's family home.

It's since been revealed that the car had been sold to neighbours after belonging to the PM, according to the Standard.

London Fire Brigade responded to calls of flames at 1.11am on Monday and confirmed there was "damage" to the front of the townhouse.

Met Police officers were called to the scene at 1.35am after the LFB raised the alarm.

Police cordoned off the area and described it as a “crime scene” but insist no one was hurt.

One resident told The Sun he heard a “loud bang” on Wednesday and saw a 4x4 catch fire on the opposite side if the road.

Dan Nicholson, 36, said he called police after spotting the vehicle burning.

He told The Sun: “I heard a loud noise and looked out of my window at 3am and there was a car on fire.

“I called the police and shortly afterwards the fire brigade turned up.

“It was pretty dramatic. It was mad.

“It feels like it might be related to the incident this morning.

“It seems too much of a coincidence.”

He said his brother heard a commotion around 1am yesterday morning and saw firefighters tackling a fire at the Prime Minister’s house.

A next door neighbour, who didn’t want to be named, said he was awoken by a noise in the early hours.

“It was a loud bang, what sounded like glass shattering. It was scary,” he said.

Another resident, who asked not be named, also said she was woken by a bang around 2am.

The tech worker, 58, told The Sun: “I got woken by a loud noise in the early hours of the morning.

“I looked out of the window and saw flashing lights and heard police sirens.

“There’s been lots of forensics outside all day. It seems like they’re taking it very seriously."