Second man charged with arson over fire at Keir Starmer’s London home

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A second man has been charged in connection with arson attacks on properties connected to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

The Metropolitan Police said Stanislav Carpiuc, a 26-year-old Romanian national, had been charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life following a series of fires in north London.

The charges relate to three fires, including one at Starmer’s family home in Kentish Town, and another involving a vehicle previously owned by the prime minister on the same street. A third fire was at a property in Islington that is also linked to Starmer.

Carpiuc was arrested at Luton airport. A second suspect was arrested in Chelsea on Monday morning.

A third, Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, was charged last week with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life.

This is a developing story