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Two ‘useful idiots’ have been jailed for a series of arson attacks targeting Sir Keir Starmer at the behest of a shadowy Russian-speaking figure.
Roman Lavrynovych, 22, from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, from Romania, were jailed for conspiring to carry out arson attacks.
A third man, Petro Pochynok, 35, who is a Ukrainian citizen, was cleared of the same charge.
Lavrynovych was also convicted of damaging two properties by fire, being reckless as to whether life was endangered, in May last year.
Lavrynovych was jailed for seven years and Carpiuc will spend two years behind bars.
A car and two houses linked to the Prime Minister were set on fire in north London by Lavrynovych.
Justice Garnham called Lavrynovych an ‘idiot’ and a ‘fool’ used by ‘El Money’, or ‘Hroshi’ in Ukrainian, who directed the attacks.
The judge added: ‘You were essentially acting as a pawn for some unknown cause and putting the lives of people asleep in their beds at risk as a result.
‘In my view, each of the arsons of property was more serious than the burning of a car.
‘In each case, you were exposing the people likely to be [in bed] in those properties to a risk of serious physical or psychological harm.’
The account sent instructions that included the locations of the targets and how to mix flammable liquids bought from a hardware store.