A London Tory MP whose office was badly damaged in an arson attack has said similar attacks are “always a constant worry”.
Speaking at the reopening of his office on Ballards Lane on Thursday, Finchley and Golders Green MP Mike Freer said he had made changes to his own security following the attack.
Paul Harwood, 42, admitted in March to setting fire to a shed behind the building, but denied his actions were politically motivated. He was also charged over another arson attack at a nearby property on the same night.
A second defendant, Zara Kasory, 32, from North Finchley, denied the same charges and was reportedly facing trial at Harrow Crown Court on July 1. Judge John Lodge remanded both defendants into custody.
Mr Freer said: “The total cost is about £120,000 worth of work, so that includes things like new windows, bits of the building had to be re-wired, obviously new computers, …