Overview

• A 48-year-old man was detained at London Stansted Airport on June 2 under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act before being arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
• Roman Lavrynovych has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life, while Petro Pochynok and Stanislav Carpiuc face conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life; all three are remanded ahead of a hearing on June 6.
• The blazes damaged the porch of Starmer’s former family home in Kentish Town, the entrance of an Islington property he once owned, plus a Toyota Rav 4 he sold to a neighbour.
• Firefighters contained all three incidents within minutes and no one was seriously hurt.
• Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation, examining possible links between the suspects and Russian operatives.