Russian-speaking handler orchestrated arson attack on Keir Starmer’s former home

Lucian Nemoiu

A Russian-speaking mastermind known as “El Money” paid two men to set fire to homes and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer to spark fear and “unrest” in Britain, a court was told. A mysterious Telegram account tasked criminal proxies for the arson attacks on Sir Keir’s former home last May. Ukrainian builder Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were found guilty of plotting to damage property by an Old Bailey jury. Petro Pochynok, 35, was cleared of the same charge. The attacks began