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A third man has been arrested over alleged arson attacks on London properties with connections to the Prime Minister.
The man, 34, was arrested this morning in Chelsea on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
He was taken into custody.
Another man, who has not been named, was arrested at Luton Airport on Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
Roman Lavrynovych, a 21-year-old Ukrainian man, was charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life in connection with the fires.
Lavrynovych, of Sydenham, south east London, denied arson in a police interview.
One of the blazes erupted outside Sir Keir Starmer’s house in Kentish Town (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)
He appeared in court on Friday and was remanded in custody until a further hearing at the Old Bailey scheduled for June 6.
The arrests come after a small fire broke out at the front door of Sir Keir’s home in Kentish Town on May 12.
A second blaze the day before occurred at the front door of a house converted into flats in Islington that the Labour leader had previously lived in on May 11.
Meanwhile, a car he reportedly sold was set alight on May 8.
No one was hurt in any of the fires.
Sir Keir has described the fires as ‘an attack on democracy’.
World Affairs Correspondent