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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Charlie Moloney

Man, 28, charged with arson after fire at MP’s office in Tyne and Wear

Aerial view of the burnt out buildings with the roofs destroyed
The fire at the Washington and Gateshead South MP’s office also destroyed a nearby charity base and an NHS mental health service for veterans. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A 28-year-old man has been charged with arson after a fire wrecked the constituency office of the Labour MP Sharon Hodgson.

The Crown Prosecution Service said Joshua Oliver had been charged after the blaze at the offices of the MP for Washington and Gateshead South, which broke out in the early hours of Thursday.

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