'Fire' breaks out at Keir Starmer's north London home

Damage could be seen outside the front of Keir Starmer’s home in Kentish Town. (Peter Macdiarmid/LNP)

Counter terrorism police are investigating after two of Keir Starmer’s properties were set alight in suspected arson attacks.

A fire broke out at Sir Keir Starmer’s £2million home in north west London yesterday – which he currently rents out.

The ‘small’ blaze erupted at around 1.10am at the prime minister’s town house in Kentish Town. The flames damaged the door,but no one was injured.

Police said they were treating the blaze as suspicious and the counter-terrorism command,SO15,are leading the investigation.

Terror cops were also looking into whether a fire at around 3am on Sunday was also a targeted attack.

The street has been cordoned off (Picture: Toby Shepheard/Story Picture Agency)

Emergency services were called to a small fire at the front door of a house converted into flats in nearby Islington,a property that is also linked to Sir Keir.

One person was assisted to safety via an internal staircase by crews wearing breathing apparatus,London Fire Brigade said.

Police are also looking into a car fire as part of the probe.

A neighbour told The Sun they heard a ‘loud bang,like glass shattering’ before the fire broke out.

Officers were today searching gardens nearby for a projectile,and one neighbour told MailOnline it may have been a firebomb attack. 

The cause of the fire is unclear (Picture: Toby Shepheard/Story Picture Agency)

The fire was under control within 22 minutes (Picture: Toby Shepheard/Story Picture Agency)

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The police said: ‘As a precaution and due to the property having previous connections with a high-profile public figure,officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command are leading the investigation into this fire. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the potential cause of the fire.

‘The cause of the fire continues to be investigated but at this stage is being treated as suspicious.’

A Downing Street spokesman added: ‘The prime minister thanks the emergency services for their work.

‘The incident is subject to a live investigation and we won’t be commenting further.’

Sir Keir bought the four-bedroom terraced property in 2004 for £650,000 – roughly £1,150,000 today – and paid off their mortgage last September.

He now lives at 10 Downing Street.