Man, 28, charged with arson after fire at MP’s office in Tyne and Wear

Joshua Oliver charged after blaze destroyed Labour MP Sharon Hodgson’s office and surrounding buildings

A 28-year-old man has been charged with arson after a fire wrecked the constituency office of the Labour MP Sharon Hodgson.

The Crown Prosecution Service said Joshua Oliver had been charged after the blaze at the offices of the MP for Washington and Gateshead South, which broke out in the early hours of Thursday.