Police are investigating after a brick was thrown through the window of the Labour MP Mary Creagh’s constituency office in Wakefield.
The former shadow international development secretary said staff had been distressed by the incident at the office, which is shared with the regional Labour party.
Creagh, an early candidate in the Labour leadership contest last year until she dropped out of the race, said: “On Monday morning a member of my staff discovered that a brick had been put through the window of the office that I share with the regional Labour party.
“This incident has now been reported to the police, who have reassured me that they are doing everything that they can to track down the individual responsible and bring them to justice.
“My staff and the staff of the Labour party deserve a safe environment to work in. There is no excuse for this sort of mindless violence in a free and tolerant society.”
Staff distressed to discover brick through office window in Wakefield this morning. No excuse for violence & intimidation in our democracy.
— Mary Creagh (@MaryCreaghMP) September 12, 2016
It is understood the brick was thrown through a bathroom window in the ground-floor office; a person was caught on CCTV throwing the brick close to midnight on Friday night.
A Yorkshire and Humber Labour party spokesperson said: “A brick was thrown through a ground-floor window of the office building shared by the regional Labour party and Mary Creagh MP on Friday night. The incident was caught on CCTV and the police are investigating.”
West Yorkshire police said they were called to the office on Cheapside in Wakefield. A spokesman said the building was empty at the time of the incident and no one was injured.
“Police were called to an address on Cheapside in Wakefield at 12.50pm today, following reports that a brick had been thrown through a window,” the force said in a statement. “The building was unoccupied at the time. Inquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.
In July, Angela Eagle, then a challenger for the Labour leadership, halted public surgeries for constituents following police advice after a window was smashed in the stairwell of the building housing her Wallasey constituency office.
MPs have been advised by police to review their security arrangements more widely after the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox close to her constituency surgery in June.
