A British court on Monday convicted two men of a series of arson attacks on two houses in London and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
A jury at London’s Old Bailey found Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, both guilty of conspiring to damage property by fire.
Overnight attacks in May 2025 targeted two houses in Kentish Town, north London, the first of which was managed by a company where Starmer had been a director and the second of which was his former residence and the home of his sister-in-law and her family.
The attackers set fire to the front doors of the houses, endangering the lives of those inside, prosecutors said.
Another attack set alight a Toyota car the prime minister formerly owned.
Starmer told MPs the crimes were “an attack… on democracy and the values that we stand for”.
The unusual case has prompted
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