15 h. ago From the day Britain left the EU, this reset was inevitable. What a pointless waste of time, money and effort | Simon Jenkins

Keir Starmer is not blameless when it comes to Brexit, but he is moving in the right direction. Even the Tories attacking him know thatFor the Tories to attack Keir Starmer’s first step towards a Brexit reset is monumental hypocrisy. Their Brexit led to £4.7bn being spent on implementing post-EU border arrangements, according to the National Audit Office, including a vastly expensive “take back control” border post at Sevington in Kent. No other country in the world can have erected such ludicrous barriers against its biggest trading partners. All are now wasted. At least the nonsense can stop. Memorial plaques to Boris Johnson should be pinned to their gates and passersby invited to sign a 50-page customs form in his memory.Meanwhile, Starmer should hang his own head in shame. He was Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit henchman back in 2019, when Labour voted down Theresa May’s bid to negotiate a soft Brexit deal that would certainly have gone beyond what was signed this week. It was Starmer wh...

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53 h. ago Everything we know about the arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer as three men are charged

Three men, two Ukranians and one Romanian, have been charged with fires at homes linked to the prime minister

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56 h. ago Ukrainian is third man in court charged over 'arson attacks' on property linked to Keir Starmer

Petro Pochynok, 34, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

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56 h. ago Third man in court over arson attacks on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer

It is alleged that Ukrainian national Petro Pochynok conspired with two others to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

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56 h. ago Ukrainian national, 34, appears in court after he was third man charged over arson attacks at properties and car linked to Keir Starmer

Ukrainian Petro Pochynok, 34, of Holloway Road, north London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today accused of conspiracy to commit arson.

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59 h. ago Third man is charged over alleged Keir Starmer arson attacks: Ukrainian national accused of helping two other suspects light fires at properties and car linked to PM

Ukrainian national Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

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59 h. ago Ukrainian man becomes third charged over 'arson attacks' at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer

Petro Pochynok, 34, from north London, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, the Met Police said

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59 h. ago Third man charged over suspected arson attacks at Keir Starmer

Petro Pochynok, 34, charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, says Metropolitan police A third man has been charged in connection with suspected arson attacks on properties and a car linked to Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan police has said.Scotland Yard said Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life by conspiring together with Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc and “others unknown to damage by fire property belonging to another, intending to damage the property, and intending to endanger the life or another or being reckless as to whether the life of another would thereby be endangered”. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Third man charged over arson attacks on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer

He will appear in court later on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Romanian man in court accused of arson attacks on Keir Starmer

University graduate Stanislav Carpiuc appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday

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3 d. ago University graduate in court accused of arson attacks on Keir Starmer

University graduate Stanislav Carpiuc appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Romanian, 26, who 'dreamt of being world's top model' appears in court over 'arson attacks that targeted Keir Starmer's £2m home' after being arrested at Luton airport

Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, who lives in Romford, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning.

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3 d. ago Second Ukrainian man in court accused of arson attacks on Keir Starmer

University graduate Stanislav Carpiuc appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Second man is charged over alleged Keir Starmer arson attacks: Romanian national accused of helping Ukrainian light series of fires at properties linked to PM

Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, of Romford, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning.

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4 d. ago Third man arrested over suspected arson attacks on Starmer’s London home

Man, 34, held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

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4 d. ago Third man arrested over suspected arson attacks on Keir Starmer’s London home

Third man arrested over suspected arson attacks on Keir Starmer’s London home  Financial Times

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4 d. ago Third man is taken into custody in connection with Keir Starmer arson attacks as officers arrest 34

A 34-year-old man was arrested this morning, in the Chelsea area of London, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

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4 d. ago Third man arrested after arson attacks on properties linked to Keir Starmer

The 34-year-old was held in Chelsea, south-west London, on Monday.

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer home attack: Third man arrested in arson probe over blazes

The Met said a 34-year-old man has been arrested in Chelsea following three fires in the past fortnight

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6 d. ago Second arrest after suspected arson at properties linked to Keir Starmer

Man, 26, apprehended at Luton airport by counter-terrorism police in connection with fires that included damage to a carA second man has been arrested in connection with suspected arson attacks on two properties in London and a vehicle linked to Keir Starmer, police have said. The 26-year-old was arrested at about 1.45pm on Saturday at London Luton airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan police said. The arrest was made by counter-terrorism officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, and the suspect has been taken into police custody in London, the force added. Officers from the Met’s counter-terrorism command have led the investigation into the three incidents. One was a fire at the prime minister’s family home in north-west London, which he lets to his sister-in-law, the Guardian understands. The blaze was reported to police by firefighters in the early hours of Monday. Police said damage was caused to the pro...

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