Prime Minister Keir Starmer has thanked the emergency services after a fire at his former north London home, Downing Street said.
The Metropolitan Police is investigating a fire at the Kentish Town house where the prime minister used to live before moving to Downing Street.
A police cordon and officers, as well as investigators from London Fire Brigade, could be seen outside the property on Monday afternoon following a fire in the early hours.
Starmer is understood to still own the home.
The prime minister’s official spokesman said: “I can only say that the prime minister thanks the emergency services for their work and it is subject to a live investigation. So I can’t comment any further.”
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “On Monday, May 12 at 01.35hrs, police were alerted by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a fire at a residential address.
“Officers attended the scene. Damage was caused to the property’s entrance, nobody was hurt.
“The fire is being investigated and cordons remain in place while enquiries continue.”
At one point, a length of the street was cordoned off to all vehicles.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Firefighters were called to a small fire outside a property in Kentish town this morning.
“The Brigade was called at 01.11 and the fire was under control by 01.33. Two fire engines from Kentish Town Fire Station attended the scene.”
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