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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Pol Allingham

Starmer arson accused tells court he didn’t know who PM was: ‘I just knew Boris Johnson’

A taskmaster known as El Money instructed Lavrynovych to carry out the attacks and promised him cryptocurrency payment in return, the court has heard - (PA Archive)

A man who set fire to property linked to Sir Keir Starmer has told a court he did not know of the Prime Minister 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.

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