Two charged with arson over fire at Tory MP Mike Freer’s north London office

Mike Freer said the suspected arson was one of many worrying incidents he had faced. Photograph: UK government

Two people have been charged with arson over a fire at the constituency office of the Conservative MP Mike Freer, police said.

Paul Harwood, 42, and Zara Kasory, 32, both of no fixed address, were arrested on Wednesday and have been charged with arson with intent over the fire in a shed at the office in Ballards Lane in Finchley, north London, on 24 December, the Metropolitan police said.