A second suspect has been arrested over fires targeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s properties

LONDON AP A second suspect was arrested Saturday on arson charges in connection with a series of fires targeting property linked to U K Prime Minister Keir Starmer police disclosed A -year-old man was arrested at Luton Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life police explained The arrest came the day after a Ukrainian man appeared in court on charges of setting fire to Starmer s personal home along with a property where he once lived and a car he had sold Police didn t provide the nationality of the second suspect No injuries were revealed from the fires which occurred on three nights in north London between May and May Roman Lavrynovych didn t enter a plea Friday in Westminster Magistrates Court to three counts of arson with intent to endanger life Lavrynovych denied setting the fires and at this point there is no explanation for the crimes a prosecutor disclosed Starmer and his family had moved out of his home after he was elected in July and they live at the prime minister s official Downing Street residence A Toyota RAV that Starmer once owned was set ablaze on May just down the street from his house On Sunday an apartment building where the politician once lived was set on fire On Monday the doorway of Starmer s home was charred after being set ablaze Related Articles Viral TikTok Chromebook Challenge leads to California middle school apprentice s arson arrest Bay Area man accused of setting deadly wildfire to cover up missing woman s homicide enters no-contest plea Second person charged with arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens fire Man who set fire to California church preschool sentenced to years in prison Man on trial denied being near massive California wildfire but then changed account prosecutor says Counterterrorism detectives led the assessment because it involves the prime minister The charges were authorized by the Crown Prosecution Amenity s Counter Terrorism Division which is responsible for prosecuting offenses relating to state threats among other crimes Starmer and leaders across the House of Commons condemned the fires earlier this week Starmer called them an attack on all of us on democracy and the values that we stand for