Tory justice minister Mike Freer to quit politics after ‘arson attack’ and ‘death threats for supporting Israel’

Justice minister Mike Freer is to quit frontline politics, citing his pro-Israel stance. The 63-year-oldtold the Prime Minister earlier today that he will step down at the election following a string of threats and incidents. The incidents culminated in an ‘arson’ attack on his constituency office in Finchley, north London in December. Freer said he was forced to wear a stab vest when out in public and that he has concerns for the safety of his family as a result of his pro-Israel stance. = He said his husband Angelo had become “incredibly jittery” after it emerged that Ali Harbi Ali, who murd…

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