Starmer pleased 'justice has been done' after arson attacks

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is pleased "justice has been done" after two men were convicted of arson attacks on property connected to him.

Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were found guilty on Monday of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on property and a car in 2025.

Shortly after the verdicts, a BBC Panorama investigation revealed that Russia was behind the arson attacks.

Speaking from the G7 summit in France, Starmer said he was "very pleased for my family's sake" that the men were convicted.

He told reporters: "Obviously it was a bad attack, and all the details have now come out in court and justice has been done".

But Sir Keir said the attack on his property needed to be seen in the "broader context" of Russia's war in Ukraine.

He cited Ukrainian successes in regaining territory and the impact of sanctions on Russia, and said it was the moment for the G7 to "ramp up the pressure" on Moscow.

The UK has announced a fresh wave of 70 sanctions on Russia targeting the Kremlin's "shadow fleet" used to move Russian oil and gas, and the finance networks used to evade Western sanctions.