Arson Attacks on Property Linked to Starmer Funded by Mysterious Figure, Jury Told

Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson told the jury the defendants had not ‘demonstrated any particular political or ideological motivation.’

An image captured from video of a Toyota RAV4 car, formerly owned by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, which was set on fire in Kentish Town, London, on May 8, 2025. Metropolitan Police/via Reuters

Three arson attacks on two houses and a car linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were carried out on the orders of a mysterious figure known as “El Money”, who communicated in Russian, prosecutors told a London court.

Three men—two Ukrainian nationals and a Ukraine-born Romanian—appeared on April 29 at the Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, accused of taking part in the attacks, which took place over five days in May 2025.