Fire at Starmer’s £2 million-dhome with entire street cordoned off as investigators probe potential terrorism | Photo: @thenorfolklion on X
Counterterrorism police are investigating a series of arson attacks at homes linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, treating them as potential acts of terrorism.
Three separate fires—one at a former address, another at a property Starmer still owns, and a third involving a vehicle—erupted in the early hours of Sunday in North London. The incidents happened within minutes of each other. Fire crews received instructions to rush to the scenes of the blazes at just before 1 am. Officials reported no casualties.
What began as routine fire service callouts has escalated fast. Detectives now believe the Prime Minister may have been deliberately targeted. The Met Police handed the case to its Counter Terrorism Command, confirming the decision was made “due to the links to a high-profile individual.”
Starmer rents out to tenants
Starmer no longer lives at either of the homes affected—both are said to be occupied by tenants—but the connection is clear. Fire crews and police forensic teams spent much of Sunday combing the scenes for evidence, and surveillance footage from nearby roads is now under review.
Details remain sparse. Investigators say they are “keeping an open mind,” but the security services treat this as serious behind closed doors. One senior Whitehall source reportedly described it as “deeply troubling.”
Electoral time has not gone unnoticed
The Prime Minister and his family live at Downing Street. His office has declined to confirm that Starmer is receiving regular briefings.
The timing and coordination of the attacks, just weeks before a likely general election announcement, haven’t gone unnoticed. Nor has the wider backdrop—rising geopolitical tension, foreign interference warnings, and an increasingly toxic public discourse.
What remains unclear is whether this was intended as a political message, an act of intimidation, or something else entirely. What is clear: someone lit the match—literally. Now it’s down to the counterterror teams to figure out who, and why.
