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A man who plotted arson attacks on properties connected to Keir Starmer has been deported, the Home Office has said.

Stanislav Karpiuc, 28, is a Ukrainian-born Romanian national. He was jailed for two years in June over attacks on a car and two houses. The Home Office confirmed his deportation.

The case concerns a plot to carry out arson attacks on properties connected to the Labour leader, Keir Starmer. Karpiuc had already been sentenced for attacks on a car and two houses before the deportation.

No further details were given about when he was deported or where he was sent. The Home Office did not set out a motive for the plot or say whether anyone else was involved. The confirmed facts are his identity, his sentence and the deportation.

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Channel 5, 5 News Weekend, 17 October 2026

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The Home Office said a man who plotted arson attacks on properties connected to Keir Starmer had been deported, and he was identified as Stanislav Karpiuc, a 28-year-old Ukrainian-born Romanian national.
The man had been jailed for two years in June over attacks on a car and two houses.

Channel Perspectives

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5 News Weekend gave the deportation a brief, matter-of-fact mention in a wider bulletin. It led with the Home Office confirmation and added only Karpiuc's age, nationality and June sentence. It did not explore the targets, the motive, or any response from Keir Starmer.

Key Quotes:
  • “A man who plotted arson attacks on properties connected to Keir Starmer has been deported, the Home Office says.”
  • “Stanislav Karpiuc, a 28-year-old Ukrainian-born Romanian national, was jailed for two years in June over attacks on a car and two houses.”

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5 News Weekend