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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Neha Gohil Community affairs correspondent

‘Dark day for politics’: MP Mike Freer’s constituents’ shock at decision to quit

Rabbi Miriam Berger at Finchley Reform synagogue
Rabbi Miriam Berger at Finchley Reform synagogue said it ‘confirmed everything the community has been feeling since 7 October’. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

Voters in MP Mike Freer’s constituency have expressed their fears after he announced his decision to stand down after a “constant string” of death threats, abuse and intimidation.

The justice minister and member for Finchley and Golders Green announced he would not seek re-election this year, with the “final straw” being a suspected arson attack on his constituency office in December. Freer said the onslaught of abuse had “weighed heavily” on him and his family.

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