Two Men Found Guilty Over Arson Attacks Targeting Properties Linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

London: Two men have been found guilty of carrying out a series of arson attacks on a vehicle and properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a case heard at the Old Bailey, according to court proceedings.

Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian citizen Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were convicted after prosecutors said they acted on instructions from a Russian-speaking contact on Telegram known as “El Money”.

The court heard that a Toyota RAV4 previously owned by Starmer was set on fire in Kentish Town, north London, in the early hours of 8 May last year. Further attacks followed on 11 May, when a fire was started at the door of an Islington flat where Starmer had previously lived, and on 12 May 2025, when his constituency home was also targeted.

Prosecutors told the court that the attacks were “planned and directed” by the anonymous handler, who allegedly promised Lavrynovych £3,000 in cryptocurrency. Authorities said the objective was to instill fear in the Prime Minister and create public unrest.

Counter Terrorism Policing London described the incidents as coordinated and politically motivated, saying the mastermind intended to maximize public attention by ensuring the attacks were filmed and reported.

Lavrynovych claimed he had been coerced by threats from the individual known as “El Money,” while Carpiuc said he was elsewhere at the time of the incidents, citing he had been drinking in a pub in Notting Hill.

Both defendants had denied charges including conspiracy to damage property and arson with intent to endanger life. Sentencing proceedings are expected to follow.