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Man tells court he was threatened into setting fire to car linked to Starmer

The Guardian · May 8, 2026, 3:49 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Roman Lavrynovych is one of three accused of arson attacks on a vehicle and two houses in London tied to the prime minister A Ukrainian man has admitted setting fire to a car that once belonged to Keir Starmer for £3,000, after telling a court he had been being threatened by a “powerful” Russian-speaking man using the pseudonym El Money.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 the prime minister. Continue reading...

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