Sir Keir Starmer says his sister-in-law could have been killed when his house was firebombed
SIR KEIR Starmer has said his sister-in-law could have been killed when his house was firebombed.
The Prime Minister has revealed his wife's sister was luckily still awake when the alleged arson attack took place in the early hours.
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Sir Keir told The Observer his family were 'shaken up'.
He said: 'She happened to still be awake, so she heard the noise and got the fire brigade.
'But it could have been a different story.'
The incident came just hours before he was due to give a press conference, which he considered cancelling due to the impact on his family, including wife Victoria.
He said: 'Vic was really shaken up — as, in truth, was I.
'It was just a case of reading the speech and getting through it somehow so I could get back to them.'
The blaze in Kentish Town, North London, on May 12 was the most recent of three apparent arson attacks on property and cars linked to the PM.
A car was set ablaze on the same street days earlier, and converted flats were targeted in nearby Islington.
Three men who have been charged in connection with the attacks will face trial in April next year.
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