Two men have been jailed after plotting a series of arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer.
Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc were jailed at the Old Bailey for seven years and two years, respectively.
The 22 and 27 year olds, were directed by an anonymous Telegram user called El Money.
According to reports, El Money has been linked to a Russian online sabotage network.
Last May, a car and two houses linked to the Prime Minister were set on fire in north London.
Following a trial, Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were convicted of conspiracy to damage property by fire.
In mitigation for Lavrynovych, James Scobie KC stressed the "shame" he had brought on his family in Ukraine.
Mr Scobie said: "He gained absolutely nothing from this. He was used on any view - utterly naive, utterly gullible, unthinking and a complete and utter foot soldier."
He added: "How worrying that is for us all that there are individuals like this who are fodder for this type of infiltration who has not got a clue who the ‘big man’ was - turns who to be the Prime Minister.
"He is what he is - a boy, and a very immature boy at that."
Mitigating for Carpiuc, defence barrister Shahid Rashid said his client was "always the money man".
He told the court: "His function was to realise the cryptocurrency. It is also important he was not going to get anything out of it. His motivation was helping a friend out who needed money desperately for his father’s medical treatment."
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