Starmer arson accused says ‘I didn’t know him – I only knew Boris Johnson’

A forensics officer with a dog is seen in Kentish Town, north London following a blaze (James Manning/PA) - (PA Archive)

A Ukrainian man who set fire to property linked to the Prime Minister has told a court he did not know of Sir Keir Starmer and “just knew Boris Johnson”.

Roman Lavrynovych, 22, is accused, along with Stanislav Carpiuc and Petro Pochynok, of arson attacks on a vehicle and two houses in north London linked to Sir Keir Starmer.