UK police arrest man for arson after fire at PM Starmer's house

LONDON (Reuters) -British constabulary said connected Tuesday they had arrested a 21-year-old antheral connected suspicion of arson aft counter-terrorism officers launched an probe into 3 fires, including 1 astatine a spot owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Police were called to reports of a occurrence successful the aboriginal hours of Monday greeting astatine the spot successful Kentish Town, Camden, northbound London, the country that Starmer represents successful parliament.

The antheral was arrested successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday successful transportation with the occurrence and 2 further incidents, constabulary said.

They are investigating whether a conveyance occurrence successful the aforesaid territory connected 8 May and a occurrence astatine the entranceway of a spot successful a adjacent country connected 11 May are linked to the incidental connected Monday.

The man, arrested connected suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, remains successful custody, constabulary said.

Officers from London's Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command were starring the probe owed to the property's connections with a high-profile nationalist figure, constabulary said.

Starmer lived successful the location connected a quiescent thoroughfare with his household earlier helium moved into Number 10 Downing Street erstwhile helium became premier curate past July.

(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, penning by Sarah Young and Paul Sandle; Editing by Kate Holton)