Keir Starmer: UK counter-terrorism squad investigating fire at Prime Minister’s London house
Police are investigating an overnight fire at the London house where Prime Minister Keir Starmer lived before he was elected to lead the United Kingdom.
Since taking office in July, Starmer has lived in the prime minister’s official Downing Street residence, renting out the family home in the Kentish Town neighbourhood.
London’s Metropolitan Police force said that counter-terrorism officers were involved in the investigation.
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Two engines responded and the blaze was out within a half-hour.
Police said that officers who responded to the scene found damage “to the property’s entrance” but that nobody was hurt.
“The fire is being investigated and cordons remain in place while enquiries continue,” the police force said.
A cordon of police tape was visible outside the house on Monday.
Starmer’s house has attracted protesters in the past.
Last year, three pro-Palestinian activists were arrested and charged with public order offences after unfurling a banner covered in red handprints outside the building.
Starmer’s spokesman Dave Pares said that “the prime minister thanks the emergency services for their work”.
He said the fire “is subject to a live investigation, so I can’t comment any further”.
