Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fires at homes linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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London — A 21-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday in reference to a sequence of suspected arson assaults after fires broke out at properties linked to a "excessive profile determine," London's Metropolitan Police mentioned. CBS Information' associate community BBC Information mentioned the excessive profile determine is U.Ok. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The person detained Tuesday is being held on suspicion of arson with intent to hazard life, in keeping with the police.

Early Monday morning, firefighters have been referred to as out to a blaze at Starmer's non-public residence in North London. Starmer at present doesn't stay there as he resides on the U.Ok. prime minister's official residence at 10 Downing Avenue, within the heart of town.

A police cordon is seen on a avenue the place a hearth broke out at a house, reportedly the non-public residence of Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in north London, England, Could 12, 2025. Paul Sandle/REUTERS

Firefighters had additionally responded to a small fireplace early Sunday on the entrance door of a close-by residence constructing linked to Starmer. One particular person was escorted to security and handled for smoke inhalation, however nobody was harm within the blaze, the London Hearth Brigade mentioned.

A 3rd fireplace in a automotive was reported in a single day Thursday final week on the identical avenue as Starmer's non-public residence, which can be being investigated and is believed to probably be linked to the person who was detained on Tuesday, the police mentioned.

"As a precaution and because of the property having earlier connections with a high-profile public determine, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command are main the investigation into this hearth," the police mentioned. "All three fires are being handled as suspicious at the moment, and enquiries stay ongoing."

U.Ok. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a information convention in London, Could 12, 2025. Bloomberg

On Monday, Starmer thanked the emergency companies for his or her work however declined to supply any additional data on who, if anybody, was inside his non-public residence when the fireplace was began.