A Tory minister has revealed Molotov cocktails were left on his doorstep as he detailed "very threatening" incidents since becoming an MP.
Mike Freer wears a stab vest to meet constituents after his seat was visited by Ali Harbi Ali - the 26-year-old fanatic who went on to murder Tory MP Sir David Amess.
The Finchley and Golders Green MP, who is also a Justice Minister, said he will stand again in 2024 but “I'm not sure my husband is very happy about it”.
Mr Freer told GB News: “Since being elected in 2010, I've had about 13 incidents, some of them very serious.
“Sir David Amess’ murderer came to Finchley first and later told the police he came armed with the intention to harm me.
"Luckily, I wasn't there that day. But I've had Molotov cocktails left on the doorstep, and notes left on the car.
“And on top of that, routine vandalism. Some of the incidents have been very threatening.”
Last week another Tory MP, Virginia Crosbie, revealed she wears a stab vest after two MPs were murdered since 2016 - Sir David, and Labour’s Jo Cox.
Mr Freer said Boris Johnson “saved my life” by moving into a new job in a Cabinet reshuffle, which meant he was not in his constituency on the day Ali visited.
“In between appointments you know you run across the road, buy your can of Coke,” he said.
“My agent remembers seeing someone hanging around by the shop.
“And of course, as you usually walk across someone will say 'hello, Mr Freer', and you’d stop and say hello back. Had I done that, I suspect I would have been stabbed.”
He criticised security upgrades that are “a bit sluggish”, including one upgrade to his office that was still not fitted a year after an incident.
He added: “Anywhere now where members of the public can literally walk up to me, I will try and wear the vest.
“How effective they are I don’t know. But it provides some reassurance to me, and to my staff. They feel that they're in a safer environment.
“But my husband is very wary of me now continuing as an MP. He's always worried about where I am. If I’m coming home on the Tube he’ll come and pick me up.”
