Overview

• Starmer said his sister-in-law was awake in his former Kentish Town home when it was firebombed on May 12 and could have died if she had fallen asleep.
• He expressed deep regret for calling Britain an “island of strangers” at a migration press conference hours after the attack, noting he was unaware of its Enoch Powell associations.
• The prime minister admitted he almost canceled the press conference because his family was “shaken up” but chose to proceed to demonstrate leadership.
• The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command has formally charged three men with arson-related offences and remanded them ahead of their April trial.
• MI5 is working alongside counter-terror officers to investigate whether the coordinated attacks stemmed from personal grievances or outside influences.