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| Man charged over fires at homes linked to PM Keir Starmer | Man charged over fires at homes linked to PM Keir Starmer |
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| The charges relate to three incidents spanning a four-day period | The charges relate to three incidents spanning a four-day period |
| A 21-year-old man has been charged after fires at two properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan Police has said. | A 21-year-old man has been charged after fires at two properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan Police has said. |
| Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian whom the BBC understands works as a builder and roofer, was charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life on Thursday. | |
| He was arrested at an address in Sydenham, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. | He was arrested at an address in Sydenham, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. |
| The charges relate to three incidents - a vehicle fire in Kentish Town, north London, a fire at the prime minister's private home on the same street and a fire at an address that he previously lived at in north-west London. | The charges relate to three incidents - a vehicle fire in Kentish Town, north London, a fire at the prime minister's private home on the same street and a fire at an address that he previously lived at in north-west London. |
| The investigation has been led by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command due to its links to a high-profile figure. | The investigation has been led by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command due to its links to a high-profile figure. |
| In the early hours of Monday 12 May, emergency services responded to a fire at the Kentish Town home where Sir Keir Starmer lived before becoming prime minister and moving into 10 Downing Street. | In the early hours of Monday 12 May, emergency services responded to a fire at the Kentish Town home where Sir Keir Starmer lived before becoming prime minister and moving into 10 Downing Street. |
| Counter terrorism police have been leading the investigation | Counter terrorism police have been leading the investigation |
| Police were alerted by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a blaze at the residential address at 01:35 BST. | Police were alerted by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a blaze at the residential address at 01:35 BST. |
| Damage was caused to the property's entrance but nobody was hurt. | Damage was caused to the property's entrance but nobody was hurt. |
| The BBC understands the property is rented to the prime minister's sister-in-law. | The BBC understands the property is rented to the prime minister's sister-in-law. |
| A car that Sir Keir had sold to a neighbour last year was set alight four days earlier on 8 May, on the same street. | A car that Sir Keir had sold to a neighbour last year was set alight four days earlier on 8 May, on the same street. |
| Just after 03:00 on Sunday 11 May, firefighters dealt with a small fire at the front door of a house converted into flats in nearby Islington. | Just after 03:00 on Sunday 11 May, firefighters dealt with a small fire at the front door of a house converted into flats in nearby Islington. |
| One person was helped to safety by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, the fire brigade said. | One person was helped to safety by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, the fire brigade said. |
| It is understood that the prime minister lived there in the 1990s. | It is understood that the prime minister lived there in the 1990s. |
| On Wednesday, Sir Keir said the attacks were "an attack on all of us, on democracy and the values that we stand for". | |
| Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, meanwhile, condemned them as "completely unacceptable". |