Man charged with arson after major fire at MP's constituency office

A antheral has been charged aft a large occurrence astatine an MP's constituency office.

Joshua Oliver, 28, has been charged with arson aft a blaze astatine the bureau of Labour MP Sharon Hodgson, astatine Vermont House successful Washington, Tyne and Wear.

The occurrence besides wrecked a foundation basal and an NHS intelligence wellness work for veterans.

Oliver volition look astatine Newcastle Magistrates' Court connected Saturday.

Northumbria Police antecedently said it was "alerted to a occurrence astatine a premises connected Woodland Terrace successful the Washington area" soon aft 12.20am connected Thursday.

"Emergency services attended and nary 1 is reported to person been injured successful the incident," it added.

Drone footage from the country shows extended harm to the building.

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A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service said: "Our prosecutors person worked to found that determination is capable grounds to bring the lawsuit to proceedings and that it is successful the nationalist involvement to prosecute transgression proceedings.

"We person worked intimately with Northumbria Police arsenic they carried retired their investigation."