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Mathilde Grandjean

Man to appear in court charged with arson after major fire guts MP’s office

Sharon Hodgson’s office in Washington was damaged by a blaze (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

A man is to appear in court charged with arson after a major fire at an MP’s constituency office.

Joshua Oliver, of no fixed address, is to attend Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Saturday after the blaze at the offices of Sharon Hodgson, Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South, which happened in the early hours of Thursday.

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