UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's London home targeted with 'suspicious' fire, suspect arrested

British constabulary arrested a 21-year-old fishy Tuesday aft the backstage London location of United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer was targeted by a "suspicious" fire, reports say. 

The Metropolitan Police said the fishy was detained connected suspicion of arson with intent to endanger beingness a time aft an early-morning occurrence connected Monday damaged the doorway of the location wherever Starmer and his household lived earlier helium was elected to pb the country, according to the Associated Press. 

"As a precaution and owed to the spot having erstwhile connections with a high-profile nationalist figure, officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command are starring the probe into this fire. Enquiries are ongoing to found what caused it," the Met Police said successful a statement. 

Police said that the apprehension besides concerns 2 different fires that whitethorn beryllium linked — a conveyance occurrence adjacent Starmer's location connected Sunday and a May 8 doorway occurrence astatine a spot successful different portion of northbound London. The 2nd spot is simply a location converted into apartments and besides is linked to Starmer. 

BRITISH POLICE INVESTIGATE FIRE AT PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER’S LONDON HOME 

A constabulary cordon is seen successful Kentish Town, adjacent British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's location successful northbound London, connected Monday, May 12. (James Manning/PA via AP)

"All 3 fires are being treated arsenic suspicious astatine this time, and enquiries stay ongoing," the Met Police said. 

No injuries were reported from immoderate of the fires. 

Starmer doesn't presently unrecorded successful his backstage house. Since taking bureau successful July, Starmer has lived with his household successful the premier minister’s authoritative Downing Street residence. 

Neighbor Charles Grant told the AP that constabulary searched his gait connected Monday and "said they were looking for a projectile." 

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Police Community Support Officers basal adjacent the fire-damaged doorway of a location belonging to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer successful Kentish Town successful London, connected Tuesday, May 13. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

"From what different radical person told maine today, I stitchery idiosyncratic threw a firebomb astatine Keir Starmer’s house," helium said. 

The main absorption leader, Kemi Badenoch of the Conservative Party, called it "a shocking incident." 

"No 1 should look these sorts of threats, fto unsocial radical successful nationalist service," she posted connected X. "It’s an onslaught connected our ideology and indispensable ne'er beryllium tolerated." 

Police officers hunt a trash bin successful Kentish Town, adjacent British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's location successful northbound London, connected Monday. (James Manning/PA via AP)

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Starmer’s location has attracted protesters successful the past. Last year, 3 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested and charged with nationalist bid offenses aft unfurling a banner covered successful reddish handprints extracurricular the building, the AP reported. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.