Fire at Keir Starmer’s £2million London home with entire street cordoned off as emergency services launch probe
A fire has broken out at one of Sir Keir Starmer‘s £2million London homes – with the entire street now cordoned off.
Emergency crews descended on the property in the north west of the capital in the early hours of this morning.
According to the PM’s entry in the register of ministerial financial interests, Sir Keir rents out the family home.
He, his wife Victoria and their children moved into an apartment in 10 Downing Street after the election last July.
Fire crews were scrambled shortly after 1.11am today, with London Fire Brigade confirming the ‘damage’ to the front of the property was brought under control by 1.33am.
The Metropolitan Police are investigating the blaze, with a spokesman for the force saying officers were alerted at 1.35am.
‘Officers attended the scene. Damage was caused to the property’s entrance, nobody was hurt,’ an official for the force added.
‘The fire is being investigated and cordons remain in place while enquiries continue.
‘Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 441/12 May.’
A property belonging to Keir Starmer caught on fire in the early hours of this morning. Pictured is an officer guarding the scene
Emergency crews were called just after 1am to the fire. The road remains cordoned off today
Firefighters are pictured at the scene of the blaze, with crews putting out the fire at about 1.33am
It’s understood the home belongs to Sir Keir Starmer, who rents it out. The PM is pictured today holding a press conference into immigration
It’s not clear what caused the blaze.
A spokesperson for LFB added: ‘The Brigade was called at 0111 and the fire was under control by 0133.
‘Two fire engines from Kentish Town Fire Station attended the scene.’
In a statement, a No10 spokesman told the Sun: ‘The Prime Minister thanks the emergency services for their work.
‘The incident is subject to a live investigation and we will therefore not be commenting further.’
News of the blaze came as the PM this morning revealed the Government’s plan to crack down on migration rules.
Speaking at a press conference earlier today, Sir Keir warned Britain was at risk of becoming an ‘island of strangers’ as he unveiled a string of new policies to tackle illegal immigration.
Speaking to journalists from Downing Street, the PM deployed the Brexit campaign’s ‘take back control’ slogan as he vowed to end the ‘betrayal’ of relying on cheap foreign labour.
Pictured is a police cordon on the street where one of Sir Keir Starmer’s homes caught fire
However, doubts are already being raised about whether the rules will have a big enough impact – with the Conservatives criticising the failure to introduce an annual cap on numbers.
The announcement comes less than a fortnight after Reform UK rode a wave of rising public anger on immigration to triumph in the local elections, delivering a string of damaging defeats to Labour.
Sir Keir is now scrambling to blunt the threat from Nigel Farage’s party by projecting a tough stance on the issue – and deliver lower net migration figures over the rest of the parliamentary term.
Home Office aides are said to fear that without deep-rooted reforms, annual net migration will settle even higher than the 340,000 level projected by the Office for National Statistics.
Sir Keir has accused the Tories of overseeing an explosion in numbers while in power, saying the system seemed ‘designed to permit abuse’ and was ‘contributing to the forces that are slowly pulling our country apart’.
The PM estimates the new migration reforms will cut migration figures by 100,000 per year.
This flagship Immigration White Paper includes a 10-year wait for UK citizenship, instead of five.
Those who work and pay taxes could also jump the queue for residency rights, while public service employees and top-skilled professionals will be fast-tracked.
And in a new clampdown, the language test bar is also set to be raised, while migrants will now require a university degree to gain a ‘skilled worker’ visa.
Labour also plan to close loopholes that allow companies to blame a ‘skills gap’ to bring in cheap work.
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