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Police probe fire at Prime Minister’s home

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To north London, where the Metropolitan Police are investigating a fire that broke out at Sir Keir Starmer’s personal home early this morning. Shortly after 1.30 a.m., the force attended the property alongside the London Fire Brigade after receiving a report of the fire. While the door to the four-bedroom home owned by the Prime Minister was damaged, no one was injured.

In a statement, the Met police noted:

On Monday 12 May at 01:35hrs, police were alerted by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a fire at a residential address in north London. Officers attended the scene. Damage was caused to the property’s entrance, nobody was hurt. The fire is being investigated and cordons remain in place while enquiries continue.

The London Fire Brigade added:

Firefighters were called to a small fire outside a property in Kentish Town this morning. The brigade was called at 1.11am and the fire was under control by 1.33am.

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