London police arrest suspect for fire at Prime Minister Keir Starmer's old home

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer astatine 10 Downing Street successful London. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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LONDON — Someone acceptable occurrence to the doorway of a location British Prime Minister Keir Starmer utilized to unrecorded in, and constabulary accidental they've arrested a 21-year-old suspect.

London's Metropolitan Police say the man was arrested aboriginal Tuesday successful transportation with a bid of arson attacks successful bluish London. He remains successful custody.

The archetypal occurrence took spot Thursday past week, targeting a vehicle. The 2nd was Sunday, with a occurrence astatine the entranceway of a spot associated with Starmer. And the 3rd occurrence was reported astatine 1:35am Monday astatine a location wherever Starmer lived earlier helium became premier minister.

Starmer moved retired of that location and into his authoritative residence astatine 10 Downing Street erstwhile helium was elected premier curate past July. It's believed to beryllium rented retired to tenants since then.

No 1 was injured successful immoderate of the fires.

The London Fire Brigade responded to Monday's fire, and said determination was harm to the entryway.

Police accidental the fishy was detained successful transportation with Monday's fire, "on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life." Authorities are investigating whether he's linked to the different 2 fires.

Counter-terrorism officials are starring the investigation. Police accidental that's arsenic "a precaution and owed to the spot having erstwhile connections with a high-profile nationalist figure."

British lawmakers' information is simply a superior interest aft 2 murders successful caller years. A person from Starmer's center-left Labour Party, Jo Cox, was killed successful 2016 by a achromatic supremacist. Five years later, a Conservative lawmaker, David Amess, was stabbed to death portion gathering with voters successful eastbound England. Amess' slayer was inspired by Islamic State propaganda.

NPR shaper Fatima Al-Kassab contributed to this report.