Keir Starmer today branded arson attacks which targeted his family home and other sites linked to him as ‘an attack on all of us, on democracy and the values that we stand for’.
The Prime Minister broke his silence on the firebombing spree, as counter-terror police continue to question a 21-year-old man.
He is accused of setting the Prime Minister’s £2m north London property alight on Monday night, just days after the torching of a car and a flat which the Labour leader had previously owned.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch condemned the attacks as ‘completely unacceptable’ as the two party leaders began their weekly clash at Prime Minister’s Questions.
‘I think I speak for the whole house when I say that this wasn’t just an attack on him, but on all of us and on our democracy,’ the Tory leader added.
Sir Keir thanked the opposition leader for contacting him ‘pretty well straight away’ to lend her support.
The Prime Minister added: ‘I really do appreciate that, and she’s absolutely right that this is an attack on all of us, on democracy and the values that we stand for.’
Sir Keir has let the four-bedroom house in Kentish Town to his sister-in-law on a peppercorn rent since he moved into Downing Street last year.
The Prime Minister broke his silence on the firebombing spree, as counter-terror police continue to question a 21-year-old man.
FIRE ONE: Exclusive MailOnline footage shows the dark blue Toyota Rav 4 engulfed in flames as firefighters fought the blaze on VE Day last Thursday
FIRE TWO: Scotland Yard is also probing another blaze at another property in north London linked to the Starmer just 24 hours earlier (pictured), on Sunday
FIRE THREE: The front door and brickwork at Sir Keir Starmer’s north London townhouse has been left charred following a suspected arson attack in the early hours of Monday morning
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: ‘Can I offer our support to the Prime Minister and his family after the appalling arson attacks on his home.
‘And can I echo his thanks to our brilliant police and firefighters.’
The head of Counter Terrorism Command issued a statement urging any MPs who may be concerned to contact police, with police sources saying they have an open mind as to the motive.
City mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said the three arson attacks had left the Prime Minister’s family feeling ‘frightened’ for their safety.
He told LBC Radio: ‘Don’t underestimate the ripples of fear that [his wife] Vic and the kids felt when they will have read this stuff in the paper.
‘But for the grace of God they are safe thankfully, in Downing Street, they’ve got a protection team.
‘But they will have felt scared, frightened… It can’t be right that any politician and their family faces these sorts of threats. And the context is that in the last ten years we’ve had two politicians losing their lives in this country, David Amess and Jo Cox.’
