LONDON — A man has been arrested following a fire at Labour MP Sharon Hodgson’s constituency office in north east England.

A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said a man in his 20s had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and arson and remains in custody.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service were called to Hodgson’s Washington and Gateshead South constituency office just after midnight on Thursday.

“Shortly after 12.20am today [Thursday], we were alerted to a fire at a premises on Woodland Terrace in the Washington area,” they said. “Emergency services attended and no one is reported to have been injured in the incident.”

Images show the constituency office was burnt out and the roof destroyed.

A spokesperson for Hodgson, who has been an MP since 2005, confirmed an “incident occurred overnight” at the office and said she would “not be deterred” in continuing to support constituents.

“We will not be commenting or speculating while there is an ongoing police investigation; what we are clear on is there is no place for this kind of violence in our society,” the spokesperson added.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson echoed that sentiment.

“There is absolutely no place for this kind of violence in our society,” he said.