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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Charlotte Ambrose

Revealed: London boroughs with most arson attacks as expert links rise in blazes to social unrest

Two properties linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and a car, were the subject of alleged arson attacks in May - (Supplied)

Arson attacks in London have increased by almost a third in two years – with experts linking the rise to a spike in social unrest.

This data comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke of how shaken his family were following an alleged fire bomb attack in May on his former home in Kentish Town, where his sister-in-law now lives.

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