Keir Starmer Fourth man held over fires at properties linked to PM

A fourth man was arrested yesterday in connection with suspected arson attacks on two properties and a car linked to Keir Starmer.

- Sammy Gecsoyler

The 48-year-old man was arrested at Stansted airport in Essex on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

Three men have already been charged in connection with the fires, the Ukrainians Petro Pochynok, 34, and Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and a Ukrainian-born Romanian national, Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, all of whom are scheduled to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday.

Lavrynovych, of Sydenham, south-east London, is charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life. Pochynok, of Islington, north London, and Carpiuc, of Chadwell Heath, east London, are accused of conspiring to commit arson with intent to endanger life.