Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc set a series of fires targeting property linked to Sir Keir Starmer.
Last May, Lavrynovych set fire to a Toyota Rav4 which was once owned by Sir Keir. Days later, two houses were set ablaze, including the Prime Minister’s home which has been occupied by his sister-in-law since he moved to Downing Street.
The north London attacks took place in the middle of the night while people were asleep and posed a serious threat to life while leaving householders terrified, the Old Bailey heard.
The pair were reportedly directed by an anonymous Telegram user called El Money. El Money has been linked to a Russian online sabotage network.
Counter Terrorism Police say it has found no evidence leading to any specific person, group or organisation to be associated with the El Money social media account.
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